conversations

Sep 18, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Kish Lal

Sep 18, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

"I feel really dysmorphic about my skin colour, only because the way it is translated back to me."

Sep 18, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Sep 10, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Raina Peterson we

Sep 10, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'I used to have a lot of anger around being mixed-race and other people’s perceptions of me, but now I figure I know who I am even if nobody else does.'

Sep 10, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Sep 4, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Yen-Rong Wong

Sep 4, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'Read outside your comfort zone, read writers you've never heard of, read translated books.'

Sep 4, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Aug 28, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Haneen Martin

Aug 28, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'If you want to make art, find a way to do it, make it known, make it seen.'

Aug 28, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Aug 21, 2017 Interview rachel ang, comics, comix, architecture Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Rachel Ang

Aug 21, 2017 Interview rachel ang, comics, comix, architecture Leah McIntosh

'I don’t go around in the world thinking, Oh my god I’m Asian. It’s just a part of my reality and it colours it.'

Aug 21, 2017 Interview rachel ang, comics, comix, architecture Leah McIntosh

Aug 14, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Elizabeth Flux

Aug 14, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'I think, in literature, as in film, there is still a persistent ‘whiteness default’: presenting the world as though being white is the norm and anyone else is simply there as ‘flavouring’ to advance plot or feed into a stereotype.'

Aug 14, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Aug 7, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Peggy Chin

Aug 7, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'Sustainability weighs on my mind quite heavily. Can I create sustainably? Can production be sustainable? Or is that not possible?'

Aug 7, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Jul 31, 2017 Interview tim lo surdo, democracy in colour, social justice Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Tim Lo Surdo

Jul 31, 2017 Interview tim lo surdo, democracy in colour, social justice Leah McIntosh

'We are seeing the rise of a particularly perverse & toxic brand of politics that seeks to weaponise differences.'

Jul 31, 2017 Interview tim lo surdo, democracy in colour, social justice Leah McIntosh

Jul 23, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Diana Nguyen

Jul 23, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'As a female, Asian-Australian comedian, there aren’t many of us, so it is pretty cool. It’s like going to Coles fruit section, and I’m the jackfruit. It is unusual to find a jackfruit in the Coles fruit section. But they’re pretty delicious.'

Jul 23, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Jul 16, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Cher Tan

Jul 16, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'Good intentions are useless if the end result ends up hurting someone. Seriously listen; the act is severely underrated. Amplify necessary voices even if it means having to be silent, share power and resources.'

Jul 16, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Jul 10, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Viet-My Bui

Jul 10, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'Where I stand today as an artist is completely different to where I stood at twenty. I was much more interested in making beautiful work, and less about actively communicating a story or feeling. Nowadays, I focus more on narrative, feeling and authenticity.'

Jul 10, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Jul 2, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Yeo

Jul 2, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'In Australia, Asians get media coverage in creative industries only if we’re wearing an apron on a cooking show or making comedy out of our own culture.'

Jul 2, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Jun 26, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Robert Wood

Jun 26, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'I didn't plan on becoming a poet. I ended up doing this because I love it. And you need to do what you love just to take care of yourself. The world is hard enough as it is.'

Jun 26, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Jun 18, 2017 Interview roj amedi, writer, poet, the rabble Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Roj Amedi

Jun 18, 2017 Interview roj amedi, writer, poet, the rabble Leah McIntosh

'We have to understand that our experiences as POC are so varied—we need to take the time to learn each other's histories.'

Jun 18, 2017 Interview roj amedi, writer, poet, the rabble Leah McIntosh

Jun 12, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Michelle Law

Jun 12, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

'We’re trying to work towards a point where representation shouldn’t have to be a talking point.'

Jun 12, 2017 Interview Leah McIntosh

Jun 4, 2017 Interview kamna, kamna muddagouni, writer, lawyer, can u not? Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Kamna Muddagouni

Jun 4, 2017 Interview kamna, kamna muddagouni, writer, lawyer, can u not? Leah McIntosh

'The reality is, in the current climate we live in, the personal is political. Even us existing and talking about our lived experiences—having these discussions that can be broadcast—is a political statement.'

Jun 4, 2017 Interview kamna, kamna muddagouni, writer, lawyer, can u not? Leah McIntosh

May 29, 2017 Interview non chalant, flower boy, mix, music Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Non Chalant

May 29, 2017 Interview non chalant, flower boy, mix, music Leah McIntosh

'Just keep at your art, no matter how good or bad you think it is. Don’t be afraid to experiment and leave your “genre”—genre is a human construct that music not only pre-dates, but also cannot be bound by.'

May 29, 2017 Interview non chalant, flower boy, mix, music Leah McIntosh

May 22, 2017 Interview ceramics, stephanie yap, ghost wares Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Stephanie Yap

May 22, 2017 Interview ceramics, stephanie yap, ghost wares Leah McIntosh

'I think the only way you can educate people about culture is to share it with them, but this is where the intricacy lies.'

May 22, 2017 Interview ceramics, stephanie yap, ghost wares Leah McIntosh

May 15, 2017 Interview Bobuq, Bobuq Sayed, Bobuck Sayed, Archer Magazine, Islam, Trans, Queer Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Bobuq Sayed

May 15, 2017 Interview Bobuq, Bobuq Sayed, Bobuck Sayed, Archer Magazine, Islam, Trans, Queer Leah McIntosh

'Rather than looking for answers, or trying to fit parts of myself smoothly together, I'm more interested now in celebrating the joy in my internal inconsistencies.'

May 15, 2017 Interview Bobuq, Bobuq Sayed, Bobuck Sayed, Archer Magazine, Islam, Trans, Queer Leah McIntosh

May 8, 2017 Interview thanh hang pham, poet, poetry, radio Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Thanh Hằng Phạm

May 8, 2017 Interview thanh hang pham, poet, poetry, radio Leah McIntosh

'How do you sit within a place that is not your home, but you've been constructed to think that it should be your home?'

May 8, 2017 Interview thanh hang pham, poet, poetry, radio Leah McIntosh

May 1, 2017 Interview Matthew Pit, Weightlifting, Weightlifter Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Matthew Siu-Hon Pit

May 1, 2017 Interview Matthew Pit, Weightlifting, Weightlifter Leah McIntosh

'I think my two biggest enemies are time, and myself.'

May 1, 2017 Interview Matthew Pit, Weightlifting, Weightlifter Leah McIntosh

Apr 24, 2017 Interview anu kumar, Photography, photographer Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Anu Kumar

Apr 24, 2017 Interview anu kumar, Photography, photographer Leah McIntosh

'I just want to see someone who looks like me on screen—I'm so sick of being the sidekick.'

Apr 24, 2017 Interview anu kumar, Photography, photographer Leah McIntosh

Apr 17, 2017 Interview anne moffat, photographer, photography Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Anne Moffat

Apr 17, 2017 Interview anne moffat, photographer, photography Leah McIntosh

'As a child of immigrant parents, I’m particularly worried about the worldwide wave of anti-immigration. The “close the door behind you” mentality makes me feel that we’ve stopped welcoming people even though we’re a nation of immigrants.'

Apr 17, 2017 Interview anne moffat, photographer, photography Leah McIntosh

Apr 10, 2017 Interview helena dong, fashion, modelling Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Helena Dong

Apr 10, 2017 Interview helena dong, fashion, modelling Leah McIntosh

'Things that inspire me change from time to time... one that tends to stay with me is the colour white, in particular the sense of emptiness it conveys and its potential to be filled.'

Apr 10, 2017 Interview helena dong, fashion, modelling Leah McIntosh

Apr 3, 2017 Interview adolfo aranjuez, poet, poetry Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Adolfo Aranjuez

Apr 3, 2017 Interview adolfo aranjuez, poet, poetry Leah McIntosh

'We all have a huge part to play in de-stigmatising and humanising mental health by making ourselves visible and ensuring our stories are told.'

Apr 3, 2017 Interview adolfo aranjuez, poet, poetry Leah McIntosh

Mar 27, 2017 Interview interview, james robinson, photography, white-passing Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with James J. Robinson

Mar 27, 2017 Interview interview, james robinson, photography, white-passing Leah McIntosh

'When I was growing up, all the media I consumed was white, so my idea of art was very white.'

Mar 27, 2017 Interview interview, james robinson, photography, white-passing Leah McIntosh

Mar 20, 2017 Interview Comix, Lee Lai, Interview Leah McIntosh

A Conversation with Lee Lai

Mar 20, 2017 Interview Comix, Lee Lai, Interview Leah McIntosh

'I resent that someone can draw a crowd of people where everyone just happens to be white. That’s not a mistake.'

Mar 20, 2017 Interview Comix, Lee Lai, Interview Leah McIntosh

Art

Aug 21, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Bioluminescent

Aug 21, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

A comic by Rachel Ang, drawn exclusively for Liminal.

Aug 21, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Aug 7, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

'Baby Boy Booster'

Aug 7, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

A series by Pey Chi.

Aug 7, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Jul 26, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Five Ways to Disappoint Your Vietnamese Mother

Jul 26, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

A piece by Diana Nguyen.

Jul 26, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Jul 17, 2017 Art Art Leah McIntosh

Number Fourteen

Jul 17, 2017 Art Art Leah McIntosh

We had to fake enthusiasm and subjective emotion so that they couldn’t replace us, but they did anyway. A short story by Cher Tan.

Jul 17, 2017 Art Art Leah McIntosh

Jul 9, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

It Is Here, Still

Jul 9, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

A drawing by Viet-My Bui.

Jul 9, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Jul 4, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

PREMIERE - Plug Me In, Yeo ft. Oliver White

Jul 4, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Yeo's newest single is about long distance love; the late night calls and empty beds and long drives that make your life surreal but are worth it.

Jul 4, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Jun 26, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

'empty tropics' & 'gazing eastward mountain'

Jun 26, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

'thundering the sound / the trouble where he dreams of things / plainly sided with day, grey strange & wild' Two poems by Robert Wood.

Jun 26, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Jun 19, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

'Apprentice' & 'Green Bananas'

Jun 19, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

I know I should be the master/ Of my own healing. Two poems by Roj Amedi.

Jun 19, 2017 Art Leah McIntosh

Jun 12, 2017 Art michelle law, straight white man, MTC, writing Leah McIntosh

Life as a Straight White Man

Jun 12, 2017 Art michelle law, straight white man, MTC, writing Leah McIntosh

I tip my fedora to her and whisper, ‘Namaste’. A piece by Michelle Law.

Jun 12, 2017 Art michelle law, straight white man, MTC, writing Leah McIntosh

Jun 4, 2017 Art kamna, writing, belonging Leah McIntosh

Belonging

Jun 4, 2017 Art kamna, writing, belonging Leah McIntosh

I was born in a metropolis of nearly twenty million bodies, to a small family with medium pockets and very large hearts. A piece by Kamna Muddagouni.

Jun 4, 2017 Art kamna, writing, belonging Leah McIntosh

May 30, 2017 Art non chalant, flower boy, mix Leah McIntosh

Flower Boy 卓颖贤 for Liminal

May 30, 2017 Art non chalant, flower boy, mix Leah McIntosh

music by friends and strangers that remind me of home and/or make me want to cry when it’s 2am and i’m awake reading interviews of beautiful people. A mix by Flower Boy 卓颖贤 for Liminal.

May 30, 2017 Art non chalant, flower boy, mix Leah McIntosh

May 21, 2017 Art ceramics, stephanie yap, steph yap, ghost wares, pottery, clay Leah McIntosh

Clay

May 21, 2017 Art ceramics, stephanie yap, steph yap, ghost wares, pottery, clay Leah McIntosh

A photo series by Stephanie Yap and Matthew Vrettas of Ghost Wares.

May 21, 2017 Art ceramics, stephanie yap, steph yap, ghost wares, pottery, clay Leah McIntosh

May 8, 2017 Art, Poetry thanh hang pham, poetry, minh Leah McIntosh

mình zine, vol. ii

May 8, 2017 Art, Poetry thanh hang pham, poetry, minh Leah McIntosh

The core of the vietnamese body is not the heart but the stomach. An excerpt from Thanh Hằng Phạm's minh zine vol. ii.

May 8, 2017 Art, Poetry thanh hang pham, poetry, minh Leah McIntosh

Apr 25, 2017 Art, Photography Photography, anu kumar, photographer Leah McIntosh

'Nagar'

Apr 25, 2017 Art, Photography Photography, anu kumar, photographer Leah McIntosh

An excerpt from Anu Kumar's new series, Nagar.

Apr 25, 2017 Art, Photography Photography, anu kumar, photographer Leah McIntosh

Apr 18, 2017 Art, Photography anne moffat, jason, photography Leah McIntosh

'Jason'

Apr 18, 2017 Art, Photography anne moffat, jason, photography Leah McIntosh

An excerpt from an upcoming photographic series from Anne Moffat.

Apr 18, 2017 Art, Photography anne moffat, jason, photography Leah McIntosh

Apr 3, 2017 Art, Poetry adolfo aranjuez, poetry, poem Leah McIntosh

'Fingerprint'

Apr 3, 2017 Art, Poetry adolfo aranjuez, poetry, poem Leah McIntosh

A poem by Adolfo Aranjuez

Apr 3, 2017 Art, Poetry adolfo aranjuez, poetry, poem Leah McIntosh

Mar 28, 2017 Art, Photography James J. Robinson, After Hours, Photography, Art Leah McIntosh

'After Hours'

Mar 28, 2017 Art, Photography James J. Robinson, After Hours, Photography, Art Leah McIntosh

An excerpt from James Robinson's new photobook

Mar 28, 2017 Art, Photography James J. Robinson, After Hours, Photography, Art Leah McIntosh

Mar 20, 2017 Art, Comix Lee Lai, Comix, First Year, Art Leah McIntosh

'First Year'

Mar 20, 2017 Art, Comix Lee Lai, Comix, First Year, Art Leah McIntosh

An excerpt from Lee Lai's forthcoming book

Mar 20, 2017 Art, Comix Lee Lai, Comix, First Year, Art Leah McIntosh

EVENTS

Sep 13, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Hyper-Fragility

Sep 13, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Melbourne Fringe
Erasure, assimilation, perspective and invisibility are all up for grabs, as Melbourne’s most interesting artists come together to poke at white fragility.

Sep 13, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Sep 5, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

'The National Anthem of AU-SSU-CHIU-LEE-YA' Q&A with Siying Zhou

Sep 5, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Channels Festival x LIMINAL
Five Questions with Siying Zhou

Sep 5, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Sep 3, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Talkshops with Lousy Ink

Sep 3, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Talkshops

An Art & Design speaker panel, sharing knowledge, thoughts and ideas. Featuring our very own Design Director, Mike Eleven.

Sep 3, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Aug 28, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

'Flygirl' Q&A with Caroline Garcia

Aug 28, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Channels Festival x LIMINAL
Five Questions with Caroline Garcia

Aug 28, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Aug 23, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Channels Festival

Aug 23, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Liminal's top picks for Channels Festival.

Aug 23, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Aug 15, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Channels Festival

Aug 15, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Liminal is partnering with Channels, the Australian Video Art Festival.

Aug 15, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Aug 11, 2017 Events melbourne writers festival, mwf2017, mwf, top ten Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Melbourne Writer's Festival

Aug 11, 2017 Events melbourne writers festival, mwf2017, mwf, top ten Leah McIntosh

Our top picks for the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Aug 11, 2017 Events melbourne writers festival, mwf2017, mwf, top ten Leah McIntosh

Jul 29, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Exquisite: An Evening with Mama Alto

Jul 29, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Two Melbourne icons meet: the beaux arts theatre of old world glamour hosts the consummate jazz cabaret diva.

Jul 29, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Livin' La Vida Imelda

Jul 29, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Carlos Celdran, Filipino political comedian, death threat survivor, debuts off-Broadway play in Melbourne.

Jul 29, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Jul 23, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Australasia Now

Jul 23, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Australasia Now explores identity constructs within the region: what it means to be part of this geographic region in the 21st Century, how have we historically seen ourselves and how we see ourselves now.

Jul 23, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Jul 13, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Lousy Ink

Jul 13, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Mike Eleven, Candy Ng, Oli Ruskidd & Wanissa Somsuphangsri painting live at Collingwood Artist's Market this Sunday 16 July.

Jul 13, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Jul 5, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - 'Shall we have some tea...'

Jul 5, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

I-Yen Chen and Yumemi Hiraki collaborate to convey the grand scale of history through a soft and creative language.

Jul 5, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Jun 23, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Seasons of Gold Artist Talk

Jun 23, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Seasons of Gold celebrates Asian-Australian photographers Jaz Blom, Anu Kumar, Thomas Lim and Bryan Tang.

Jun 23, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Jun 19, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Conflicted: Works from the Vietnam Archive Project

Jun 19, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Utilising found images and objects from the Phuong Ngo's Vietnam Archive Project, the exhibition comprises a series of intimate moments and large scale installations offering a nuanced and alternative reading of the Vietnam War.

Jun 19, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Chinese Whispers and Other Stories

Jun 19, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Through photography and video, the works of Pia Johnson, Tammy Law, Janelle Low and Siying Zhou explore different perspectives into contemporary issues of cultural identity, migration and belonging in Australia today.

Jun 19, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

Jun 15, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

EVENT - Exercise Nº 1 by Helena Dong

Jun 15, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh

A rhythmic narration of gestures shaped by the anecdotes of twenty-seven creative individuals, Exercise Nº 1 attempts to interpret fashion as a series of interactions between the wearer, the observer, and the garment.

Jun 15, 2017 Events Leah McIntosh