From dim sum, char siu and sweet and sour pork to egg tart and black sesame soup, Hong Kong is well known for its vibrant and diverse dishes. Its rich history as an international port of commerce and its complex past as a colony has seen manifold influences shape Hong Kong’s much-loved food offer. From…
An artistic statement and visual journal elucidating the artist and curator’s time in Grand Cayman, this article concludes the four-part editorial series, Image Frequency Modulation, contributed by Palm Heights artist-in-residence Ethel Tawe. The below are her words. In this particular prototype installed at Library Fetish [Palm Heights’ print archive and bookstore], charted fragments of…
Los Angeles-based Iranian-American visual artist Nasim Hantehzadeh works in oil, pastel and graphite, across both canvas and paper, bringing together untethered figurative elements in vibrant and arresting compositions that allude to a range of references, including Palaeolithic cave paintings, indigenous art from Mexico and ancient Persian rug designs. Hantehzadeh returned to the United States –…
Al Sadu, sometimes referred to as just Sadu, is a traditional form of weaving practised by Bedouin communities to produce soft furnishings for the home, resilient garments, tents, and decorative items for camels and horses, among other functions. The Bedouin are nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula,…
This piece is part of the Image Frequency Modulation series contributed by Palm Heights artist-in-residence Ethel Tawe. By definition, an album is a collection of material or records, whether formatted visually as a photo album, or sonically as a music album. This process of collecting is inherently curatorial by the common threads that often bind…
Open now and running until 19 February 2023, Kettle’s Yard presents Paint Like the Swallow Sings Calypso, a major new exhibition curated by Habda Rashid in dialogue with Barbadian artist, educator and writer Paul Dash, Jamaican artist and editor Errol Lloyd, and Trinidadian poet, artist and curator John Lyons. Alongside a selection of their own…
Helmed by botanical enthusiast Allison Baird, Instagram account @hawaiinativeplants is a celebration of the verdant diversity of Hawaii. Located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles from the US mainland, the state comprises nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago – 137 volcanic islands spanning 1,500 miles that are ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania….
The below essay, written by Justin Smith, is part of the Image Frequency Modulation series curated by Palm Heights artist-in-residence Ethel Tawe. Smith is an artist-curator, writer-researcher, theorist and designer from Richmond, Virginia. He is the founder and curator of Afrovisualism – his curatorial platform and continual studio practice. Within my Afrovisualist practice, Black Aesthetic…