In “A Breach Sonnet” and “A Necessary Invention,” Joan García Viltró reimagines myth and memory, desire and rupture. These two poems explore longing, invention, and the blurry line between mythmaking and emotional truth, with language that is at once intimate, fragmented, and lyrical.

In his powerful series Tattoos of War, Ukrainian photographer Sergey Melnitchenko overlays portraits of friends and family with projected images of the Russian invasion, creating symbolic “tattoos” of memory and trauma. The analog photographs capture the emotional imprint of war, offering both a personal and collective visual narrative of Ukraine’s ongoing struggle.

Explore Jen Mutia Eusebio’s powerful reflection on the intricate connections between life, death, and culture in the Philippines. Through richly poetic storytelling and personal anecdotes, she delves into Filipino mourning rituals, ancestral rites, and the profound symbolism of breath.

In this lyrical essay, Evelyn Fok reflects on jacaranda season in Mexico City—its fleeting beauty, colonial histories, and quiet defiance amid urban transformation. A meditation on memory, migration, and the small, blooming moments that anchor us to place.

Explore five works by Leah Oates, whose layered imagery invites viewers to experience the world as a living, shifting entity—where memory, movement, and place converge. This online feature highlights her ongoing exploration of change—environmental, emotional, and spatial—through richly textured photographic compositions.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s tribute to Lynn Pan, acclaimed author and chronicler of Shanghai, reflecting on her intellectual curiosity, literary legacy, and enduring influence on global Chinese diaspora studies.

Discover the provocative mixed media artworks of South Korean artist Dew Kim, whose work delves into the intersections of sexuality, queerness, religion, and subcultures. Drawing on his personal experience growing up in a Christian household, Kim's practice critiques societal norms by exploring the tensions between religion, identity, and alternative cultural expressions.

In Templexity, philosopher Nick Land examines the convergence of past and future in Shanghai, using the film Looper as a reference point. Land’s concept of "templexity" describes how different eras coexist within the city’s architecture and culture.

Explore a captivating collection of contemporary art that blends traditional Chinese themes with modern expression. Created using the simple yet powerful mediums of ink, watercolor, and rice paper, these works reinterpret nature, light, and the delicate beauty of wildlife. Immerse yourself in these poetic depictions of nature’s wonders.

Li Jinghui’s photographs capture the everyday life of the ordinary and the sentimental scenes of the streets in the cities of China with a distinct composition and coloring style.

What the people of Myanmar truly need is both security and administrative intervention from the UN or the global community. If there is little confidence in either the Tatmadaw or the Resistance groups to bring lasting peace to the region, then the responsibility to protect falls upon you. Security and administrative intervention from the UN or the global community is all we ask. This is the most direct way to ensure that we, the people of Myanmar, are not cast aside from this world.

Joy Deng’s poignant and vivid narrative about love, loss, and memory explores the symbolism of flowers, particularly the rosy dipelta and peonies, as the protagonist grapples with the echoes of a past relationship. With themes of grief, nostalgia, and the passage of time, the tale is a meditation on how small moments and details can carry profound emotional weight.

Still feeling out of place at her university, English major Joy meets Nan, the intriguing but divisive girlfriend of her classmate Matt. While Joy's roommate Blair sees through Nan's "liquid gold" persona, Joy remains curious.

In this vivid poem Laura Newbern employs stunning imagery of harsh winters and Orthodox churches that accompany a reminiscent story of childhood.

Zhou Hau Liew’s “Quarantine Hotel” is a lyrical ekphrasis, as if a quarantine hotel were an installation art piece that places participants after the whip and before the lash of a sudden global pandemic, triggering ethereal eidetic imagery across space and time.