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 24 April 2024 · History Anzac Day and the half-remembered history of the Anzacs in Palestine Bill Abrahams and Lucy Honan Schools are deliberate targets for government-funded mystification about Australia’s role in wars. Such instances of official remembrance crowd out the realities of war, and the consequences of Australia’s role in imperialism. As teachers, we should strive to resist this, and we should introduce our students to a fuller understanding of the history of the Anzacs. 22 April 2024 · Gaming Game-death in infinite game-worlds: Darkest Dungeon 2 Josie/Jocelyn Suzanne Death is the ultimate stamp of value. It was invented to sell arcade-like 1 Up repetition to the home market. To read politics in videogames is to learn to read necropolitically, which is why gamers don’t like politics.
