Coming together for the first time in my tenure without a prompt, the following issue nonetheless feels as though it is circling something specific, even if that something is difficult to name.
Nawang Tsomo Kinkar
“Le Grande’s video piece projected Alberta’s Lake Wabasca on the wall behind her as she danced with free-flowing and fluid gestures, her satin fringe glistening against the backdrop of the sky. In a night that felt like a fever dream, she shape-shifted from a bird to a mermaid to an early 2000s pop star. Months later, we spoke at length about her generational healing, language reclamation, and creative aspirations.”
Several of the works in this issue consider how the domestic is shaped not only by private life but also by global currents, family histories, and consumer goods, nudging at the conditions that shape how we live, where we live, and with whom we choose to share our lives.