Introducing RareKind China, the second project for my transcultural exchange platform, The Temporary. I’m not sure I ever really spoke about the … More
Category: Illustration and Comic Art
Artist: Lei Lei
A Thursday visual interlude from 26-year-old Lei Lei, (AKA Ray Lei), a Chinese animator influenced by a background immersed in … More
Talking Tiger, Talking hidden health conditions: My Kingdom & Lands II (WARNING: honest & graphic content)
Last night, through a friend’s Facebook page (thanks Johanna), I came across an article – The Spoon Theory – that … More
Weekend Reads #2
Weekend Reads continues (read part one here) …a round-up of articles and words that I’ve come across in relation to societal, … More
Illustration by Oamul Lu
A Monday find thanks to Berni’s blog…the beautiful animations, drawings, paintings and illustrations of Chinese artist Oamul Lu. He shares what … More
‘City DNA IV’ by Lu Xinjian at Hua Gallery
Yesterday, I finally got to meet the Shanghai artist and painter Lu Xinjian. Earlier in the year, I commissioned him … More
China in View by Phil Thompson & Derek Lui
Two online, digital projects that bring China into view (or review) through personal re-interpretations and appropriations of Google Streetview and Baidu (China’s … More
Good morning Shanghai
Next week, I was supposed to be flying…leaving on a jet plane…in transit to China for five weeks, however, due to … More
‘Physical Singularity’ by Ren Hang & Lu Yang
During my Shanghai days, I got to know the young female Chinese artist Lu Yang (in part I dislike the … More
Satan Lucky
This week, a friend (thanks Dave!) sent me a link to the work of the Beijing-based comic artist and subversive … More
Rachel Marsden's Words 