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These podcasts function as mapping based in oral storytelling, a way to share some the conversations and research that are the foundation to all of the Mapping East Van projects.

Detail from Installation. Forms made of relief prints of organic collected materials (bark, lichen, pine scales) on rice paper. Fluttering detail cascading onto floor is printed lichen collected in Squamish, BC.

In support of Trevor Van den Eijnden's MFA thesis.

Cecily Nicholson speaks about her relationship with education and research, and shares some examples of community-based research practices that she’s worked with: Red Women Rising, the Open Access Foundation for Arts & Culture (OAFAC), and Emma’…

This presentation was part of a panel discussion titled "On Non-Human Futures, Instruments, and Stories" which took place online on November 22, 2021. The panel was a part of the Conducting Creative Research series, a collaboration between…

<p>*Disclaimer, Profanity is in the Piece* </p> <p>Producing the BC Quarantine Qapsule gave me not only a sense of community but a place of inspiration—gathering all the talented Asian Canadian’s in our Province, I was privy to the…

In support of Genevieve Robertson's thesis.

In support of Kathleen Roger's MFA thesis.

In support of Kathleen Roger's MFA thesis.

Recorded at Deer Lake Park, this piece focuses on the slower timescale of moss and decaying flora, speeding up time as leaves make ripples in a pond.

In support of Ana Valine's MFA thesis.

Alger's recent short-film, looking for oranges, is a site specific video piece that pays homage to cultural grief and collective mourning.

Ahọn Dudu is faced with the challenge of passing on a message that could cost him his life. He is forced to make a decision and navigate his way through disbelief and doubt from his own people- the people of Oke. ... This audio is part of my Master…

I wrote this piece in March of 2020, in response to the news, and how Covid was impacting our sense of community and way of life. It was just after all the houses of worship were closed. I created 3 in my 2020 Series and uploaded them on YouTube,…

The inspiration of “The Wall Speaks” is first sparked by the conversation between Sarah and her mentor, Dr Cissie Fu on how the pandemic can magnify or shrink oneself. Sarah remembered when hate language/racial slurs were painted on a wall near her…

Our piece 'Smoke and Mirrors" is a collage of movement and emotion that expresses how we felt during quarantine. It is an intimate, visual dance film about the longing for one’s touch, the inescapable desire to connect with another person…

In support of Hoda Hamouda's Master of Design thesis.

The people of Oke respond to Ahọn Dudu’s warning. ... This audio is part of my Master of Design thesis project which uses Yorùbá storytelling to speak about my experience with lack of black communal culture here in Vancouver, Canada. In the story,…

"""COVID・Snowfall・nin4 jaa6 cat1"" is a 2 minutes silent short film about COVID-19 quarantine and family connection. The film is inspired by an original voice message sent by my father about being cautious of the COVID-19…

莫 (Mò) represents absence. Something that isn’t there or isn’t able to be done. I was drawn to this character when it appeared in a movie to represent the spirit realm. This piece was also a way for me to process the feelings and philosophical…

In support of Ashley Huang's MFA thesis. Earthenware, Video, and Sound. "Humpback whale vocalization provided courtesy of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Gabriele, Christine. “Glacier Bay humpback whale song November 2020. National…

Whether warped in reflection by ripples across the lake, or moving over a flower, light is a major player in this piece. Recorded at sunset at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, light makes its movement evident across throughout the duration.

This composition begins with a primary focus on the smooth, languid motions of a crystal-clear stream, then finds itself in a still moment of contemplation with a katydid and an ant, washing her antennae. Recorded at Invergarry Park in Surrey.