Sep
2011 23
2011 23
Peril interview – Vipoo Srivilasa
Vipoo Srivilasa is a contemporary ceramic sculptor. His artworks are often playful and whimsical, while exploring complex issues of identity, politics and the environment. Born in Bangkok, Thailand, the artist moved to Australia in 1997 where he studied ceramic art at Monash University and the University of Tasmania. In 2008 Aaron Seeto, Director...
Sep
2011 20
2011 20
Poh/Pho
Without invitation, Sarah reaches over to pick at my larb gai. When it comes to meals, clothes, and perfume, my friend doesn’t recognise boundaries; she does, however, pay particular attention to the chicken on her fork, unhappy that it has been sliced, not minced. For Sarah, foreign cuisine is a marriage between her two passions: food and...
Sep
2011 20
2011 20
The Butchers
Late one July morning, Mei Lin stood in the line inside the Harrington’s, the local butchers. Sen, brought along to push the second wheeled grocery cart required for the fortnight grocery run, clutched at her mother’s skirt, peering uncertainly at the whole lamb carcass and row of unplucked chickens hanging just behind the counter. After ...
