Dan Beban a.k.a. Baba Rossa is the wearer of many hats (both costume and otherwise), a prolific Wellington-based artist, organiser, documentarian, DIY master… To add to that, he’s just curated his first exhibition The Middle Kingdom: Made in China 2002 – 2017 at Audio Foundation in Auckland. Kiwese zoned in to find out more. I’d just returnedContinueContinue reading “Ten Years of China: Interview with Daniel Beban”
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Hanzu in a Headscarf: Travels in Xinjiang
Xinjiang شىنجاڭ 新疆 is a mountainous, oil-rich region that forms the bulbous bump of northwest China. Bordering Tibet to the south, Mongolia to the east, Russia to the north, with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to the west, Xinjiang (lit. new frontier) has long been a vital trading hub and cultural melting pot at the heart of the Central Asian Silk Road. BuddhismContinueContinue reading “Hanzu in a Headscarf: Travels in Xinjiang”
High Fiving the All Seeing Hand: Interview with Jonny Marks
KC Cafe is fucking delicious. So I was stoked when experimental vocalist Jonny Marks of The All Seeing Hand was keen to meet over some mapo tofu 麻婆豆腐, and talk about how he honed his throat singing technique Inner Mongolia. Hey Jonny! What have you been up to lately? (note: this interview took place last month) Hey! We’re currentlyContinueContinue reading “High Fiving the All Seeing Hand: Interview with Jonny Marks”
Friendship through the ink: Interview with Stan Chan
Last month, Kiwese spoke to Stan Chan the Man, about growing up in Hong Kong, Chinese watercolour painting and returning inkLink Art Studio to its rightful space on Left Bank after an eight year hiatus. Hey Stan! Tell us a bit about where you’re from? I was born in China, then we moved to Hong Kong when I was four. AfterContinueContinue reading “Friendship through the ink: Interview with Stan Chan”
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