Editor’s Note
When I curated this anthology, I was fixated on the idea of “change”: What it means, what it holds, and what it can be.
On Tending • Curated by Bianca Ng
“What are you shedding these days in order to become more yourself?”
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Reada soft place to land
Inspired by solitary nature walks, Joanne’s immersive digital exhibit delves into the nonlinear journey of returning to the self through their connection with nature. -
Readeating my way home
In her captivating photo essay, Esther peels back the layers of memory to better understand her immigrant family’s migration, survival, and identity journeys. -
ReadPoems and Soundings
Jody’s audio poems weave a multi-sensory tapestry that unpacks communal tending, self-compassion, and the shedding of self-doubt. -
ReadInner Child
Brian’s painting and poem unearths the depths of connecting with his inner child through the strokes of his paintbrush in an expansive, nonlinear process. -
ReadAs Told by Haruka and Heliodoro, Map of Selves
Haruka’s poetic double-sided accordion visual narrative honors the intertwined destinies of two queer souls, inviting us to share in the relief of healing wounds together across timelines and past lives. -
ReadWe Are Our Own Edens: Poems & Collage
Michelle’s poetry and collage act as a bridge between beloved, departed souls, ancestors lost to undocumented histories, and unborn future lineages. -
Readtropikal teknologies
Noelle’s imaginative, multi-layered piece grapples with inherited technologies, nonlinear logic, and finding intergenerational healing through the collective.
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Community Anthologies: 2023ReadOn Work • Curated by Say Madges
“The media has fomented a moral panic — ‘no one wants to work anymore’ — when, more accurately, no one wants to work under these conditions anymore.” -
Community Anthologies: 2023ReadOn Rivers • Curated by Patrycja Humienik
“A river is a contested site. I return again and again to rivers, real and imagined.”