Wang Qingsong (), Follow Me. 2003. Photography.

Wang Qingsong (王庆松), Follow Me. 2003. Photography.

Contemporary photographer Wang Qingsong (b. 1966) began his art career as a painter, he transitioned into photography during the 1990s as a means of better documenting the rapid changes taking place across China’s social and political atmosphere of the post-liberalisation period. Wang’s overscaled photographs call for hundreds of models who play roles of teachers, military officers, literati members, and other whimsical caricatures. Follow Me takes its name from the first and most popular English-teaching TV program introduced by the CCTV in 1982, that for many Chinese citizens was a preliminary glimpse into so-called Western society. 

Follow sinθ magazine for more daily posts about Sino arts and culture.

god bless the shape your head leaves in my pillow

Neil Hilborn, from Our Numbered Days

This and much, much more in Our Numbered Days!

(via buttonpoetry)

when i came out as trans

[ or, toxic masculinity from the perspective of a trans guy ]

when i came out as trans my warm and loving family supported me

but they treated me differently

when i came out as trans my dad asked if he should start slapping me on the back and socking me in the arm instead of hugging me.

when i came out as trans my mom wanted to know if i would still got with her on fun trips to the mall to buy clothes and home decor items.

when i came out as trans my grandfather looked positively startled and overjoyed when i kissed his cheek and told him to drive safe.

when i came out as trans my grandmother asked if it was okay if she hugged me in public or if it would embarrass me.

when i came out as trans my dad told me that he had a lot to teach me— he said this because i told him i thought make up was fun.

when i came out as trans my aunt apologized for kissing me on the forehead.

when i came out as trans my uncle gave me a handshake rather than a hug.

when i came out as trans my cousins hesitated to hug me at the door.

when i came out as trans my family hesitated to show me the casual affection and platonic love they had previously felt free to give.

end toxic masculinity.

show your sons as much affection as you would show your daughters.

let your sons indulge in beauty when they want to and always support them.

do not think for one second that the societal expectation of masculinity is more important than the individual feelings and needs of someone you love.

Sino artists and writers worldwide: sinθ Issue #6 “CLEAR 清” is accepting submissions! 

Sine Theta is an international creative arts magazine made by and for the Sino diaspora. We publish quarterly print editions showcasing art and writing by Sino creators from around the globe.

We are now accepting submissions for issue #6, to be released on November 18, 2017. Its theme is CLEAR 清 and the submissions deadline is October 8. Please refer to our submission guidelines for more information on how to become a contributor. We feature a wide range of media, including painting, photography, comics, poetry, prose, film stills, installations, and more.

All submitted works must relate to the theme. Visit sinetheta.net/6 for thematic inspiration and more information relating to this issue! 

We also have a Pinterest board with some visual inspiration.

If you are of Sino (Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong, Macau) heritage, please consider submitting! If not, tell a friend who is! Sine Theta is an English-language publication accessible to all.

Please email us at [email protected] if you have any questions!

Instagram | Facebook | Blog | Donate | Guidelines

And I can’t help but to run my fingers down your spine like you are my favorite book. But I still cannot read you, you are your own language. Your pages are tired and torn, but I want you, I want it all.

Michelle K., “Like A Book” (via thelovejournals)

“Eating Chinese: culture on the menu in small town Canada”. written by Lily Cho

Chinese restaurants in small town Canada are at once everywhere - you would be hard pressed to find a town without a Chinese restaurant - and yet they are conspicuously absent in critical discussions of Chinese diasporic culture or even in popular writing about Chinese food. In Eating Chinese, Lily Cho examines Chinese restaurants as spaces that define, for those both inside and outside the community, what it means to be Chinese and what it means to be Chinese-Canadian. Despite restrictions on immigration and explicitly racist legislation at national and provincial levels, Chinese immigrants have long dominated the restaurant industry in Canada. While isolated by racism, Chinese communities in Canada were still strongly connected to their non-Chinese neighbours through the food that they prepared and served. Cho looks at this surprisingly ubiquitous feature of small-town Canada through menus, literature, art, and music. An innovative approach to the study of diaspora, Eating Chinese brings to light the cultural spaces crafted by restaurateurs, diners, cooks, servers, and artists.

Follow sinθ magazine for more daily posts about Sino arts and culture.