Published in Overland Issue 227 Winter 2017 · Uncategorized Guest artist for Overland 227: Yee I-Lann Yee I-Lann Cover: Picturing Power: Wherein one, in the name of knowledge, measures everything, gives it a name and publicises this, thereby claiming it Essay artwork for ‘Resisting the institution’ Nakata Brophy Prize artwork for ‘Muyum: a transgression’ Fiction artwork for ‘Broken zippers’ Fiction artwork for ‘Magpie’ Read the rest of Overland 227 If you enjoyed these pieces, buy the issue Or subscribe and receive four outstanding issues for a year Yee I-Lann Yee I-Lann was born in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia. She graduated in visual arts at the University of South Australia, and later studied painting at Central St Martins School of Arts in London. I-Lann’s primarily photomedia-based practice speculates on issues of culture, power, neo-colonialism and the role of historical memory in our social experience. For more, visit yeeilann.com More by Yee I-Lann › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 21 November 202421 November 2024 · Fiction Whack-a-mole Sheila Ngọc Phạm We sit in silence a few more moments as there is no need to talk further; it is the right place to end. There is more I want to know but we had revisited enough of the horror for one day. As I stood up to thank Bác Dzũng for sharing his story, I wished I could tell him how I finally understood that Father’s prophecy would never be fulfilled. 20 November 202420 November 2024 · Solidarity A culture of repression: how Australian universities and institutions are responding to Palestine solidarity Andrew Brooks and Lana Tatour In the face of genocide and apartheid, the Federal Government’s response has not been to impose sanctions on Israel, but rather to open a parliamentary inquiry into antisemitism on campuses that acquiesces to the political pressures of Zionist lobbying and empowers university administrators to repress pro-Palestinian activism under the guise of safety and inclusion.
