Stories of Time: Eason Chan 時間的故事:陳奕迅
Stories of Time: Eason Chan 時間的故事:陳奕迅

There is a reason why he has a nickname E神 or 歌神: God of Songs, admired by many like an immortal on his grand stage. Surpassing most performance careers — singer, songwriter, actor and producer, Eason Chan (陳奕迅) is now into his third decade of music-making since he began his career in 1995. Not many pop stars stay relevant for such a long and continuous stretch of time in the especially fast-paced Asian entertainment landscape, yet Eason has defied the odds. Winning multiple awards across Asia, and selling out for concert tours worldwide, he has been one of the top producing artists in Asia since the early 2000s.


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Personal Stories, Design DialogueFête ChinoiseAsian Representation, Music, chinese musicComment
Capturing Time and Chinese Tradition in a Contemporary Way 以當代方式捕捉時間和中華傳統 : Amanyangyun at Every Season 養雲安縵
Capturing Time and Chinese Tradition in a Contemporary Way 以當代方式捕捉時間和中華傳統 : Amanyangyun at Every Season 養雲安縵

10,000 camphor trees and 50 historical buildings were replanted and reconstructed in Minhang District, just outside of Shanghai under the direction of Mr. Dadong Ma. Why? He wanted to stop these cultural artifacts and places from being forever lost. The businessman then searched out Aman Resorts as an operator and many years later, Amanyangyun was born.

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Long Reads, Food and Lifestyle, History & ArchitectureFête ChinoiseArt, ArchitectureComment
He Kun 賀昆 : Capturing the Reality of the Pandemic with Traditional Brush Painting
He Kun 賀昆 : Capturing the Reality of the Pandemic with Traditional Brush Painting

From my series “The Quiet Spring,” the beginnings of the virus can be seen — at the time it wasn’t perceived as too serious and no one could predict that just two months later, it would become a global pandemic. The development of the epidemic inspired several series of large- and small-scale ink paintings with profound reflections.

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Abundance: Across Oceans and Generations by Toronto artist Shellie Zhang 張雪萊
Abundance: Across Oceans and Generations by Toronto artist Shellie Zhang 張雪萊

My latest project Abundance opened as an online exhibition with Patel Gallery for the 2020 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Featuring new sculptural, photographic and installation-based works, Abundance is a cyclical reflection on two actions: my relatives bringing pieces of cut fruit in my youth, and me leaving fruit offerings at ancestral graves.

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Art and Fashion, Long Reads, Personal StoriesFête ChinoiseAsian Representation, Art, artistsComment
Stephanie H. Shih 石函玉:Capturing the Asian Diaspora through Ceramic Groceries
Stephanie H. Shih 石函玉:Capturing the Asian Diaspora through Ceramic Groceries

When she was just 11, Stephanie’s Chinese mother passed away, and because her father was white, she felt she had lost an important connection to her heritage. The porcelain dumpling reminded her of her mother, who died before teaching her how to fold real ones, and she would send me photos of herself travelling with the dumpling thereafter.

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Art and Fashion, Long Reads, Personal StoriesDeborah Lau-YuAsian Representation, ceramics, Art, artists, sculptureComment