Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Here’s Kamahl!
Kamahl laughs when I remind him of the reason for this interview, but none of us at Peril knew, long ago when the theme of this issue was chosen, that Kamahl would soon be thrust back into the spotlight. “Let me tell you the origin of that phrase,” he begins in the voice that made ...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Why are we so unkind?
Two perspectives on recent Indian-Australian issues by Angela Dewan and Amrita Dasvarma...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
The original introduction to “Growing Up Asian in Australia”
Alice Pung's original introduction to "Growing Up Asian in Australia"...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Interview with Pyuupiru
PYUUPIRU Interview by Owen Leong Translated by Daisuke Harada, Alix Horngacher and Miki Matsumoto Original Japanese transcript (PDF) Pyuupiru is an artist living and working in Tokyo. Known for creating elaborate polymorphous three-dimensional works based on delusions and obsessions, her more recent ‘Selfportrait Series’ explores physical and...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Watch out for LOCA – they can incite a riot!
At the 2008 Melbourne and 2009 Adelaide Fringe Festivals, LOCA’s Ladies of Colour Cabaret show sold out every night they performed.Merge an Adelaide street magazine rated LOCA second in their “top ten most controversial, unexpected and weird moments” at the Adelaide Fringe.They came second only to Cunts – an exhibition of 140 porcelain...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Michelle Malkin: Awful yet strangely hypnotic
Political pundits in Australia have it difficult sometimes. When your job requires making politics engaging—even outrageous—to the public, it’s taxing when the source material is so monumentally boring. Cast your mind over the past few months. The most interesting talking point Canberra has yielded has revolved around a ute. Did Kevin Rudd...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Interview with Haruka Yamada
HARUKA YAMADA Interview by Owen Leong Translated by Miyoko Hoshino Original Japanese transcript (PDF) Haruka Yamada is an emerging artist based in Tokyo and a recent graduate of the Joshibi University of Art and Design. Her latest work explores female fantasy, cross-dressing and sexuality. The artist invited women to describe their fantasies of an...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Grass Liquor
I had always wanted to become a surgeon. To save lives through action, backed by knowledge. To cut away death with a blade, so precise, that it would not know I was coming. I believed in the weapons forged from surgical grade steel. I was not surprised, then, when I received a scholarship for my ...
