Feeling Visions: Choreographer Julianne Chapple Talks LAUNCH Festival
Written by Justin Ramsey Edited by Kaylin Metchie Photos by Ash Tanasiychuk I am sitting in Kafka’s, a charming café in Vancouver’s fashionable Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, enjoying a fabulously foamy London fog. The white walls are decorated with art, and the large front windows fill the spacious room with a pale, natural light. At 9:53, […]
Agente Costura’s Lisa Simpson @ grunt
Performance artist reinvents fashion through live 'upcycling' of participants' clothing
Filming and editing by Tara Flynn On July 5 2013, artist Lisa Simpson (aka Agente Costura) transformed grunt gallery in Vancouver BC during an all day (2-10pm) performance. VANDOCUMENT’s Tara Flynn spent a section of the afternoon recording the performance. This beautifully edited piece provides a glimpse into Agente Costura and her work. Agente Costura’s […]
Cycle Chic Social at Chapel Arts
An evening of fashionable cycling culture, captured in pictures
Photos by Sheng Ho Vancouver Cycle Chic, “a bunch of friends who love style and bike riding,” held Cycle Chic Social at Chapel Arts on Friday July 5 2013. It’s “a party in celebration of lifestyle, fashion, art, food, and music” that featured several designers, dj’s and dancing. — For more info: Vancouver Cycle Chic […]
Interview with Debbie Krull, Traditional Mother and Community Unity Celebration Organizer
Creating A Place For Our Stories To Be Shared
written by Ash Tanasiychuk We acknowledge that Vancouver is located on unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples. Following the initial launch of the Community Unity Celebration, (photodocumented by VANDOCUMENT’s Alan Derksen here), VANDOCUMENT’s Ash Tanasiychuk met with one of the Celebration’s main organizers, Debbie Krull, to discuss who she is, where she’s […]
Vancouver Chinatown Night Market
Revisiting the market you thought you knew
Photos & words by Yvonne Chew Walking through the Vancouver Chinatown Night Market one Friday evening, while friends and families enjoyed food and drink on outdoor patios, I noticed a new blend of vendors. Amongst the traditional Chinese vendors who sell anything from clothing, jewelry, plants, shoes, and sunglasses, to handbags, smart phone cases, […]
Community Unity Celebration
The launch of a new, outdoor and inclusive event in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside aims to build community "by defeating and challenging the legacy of isolation and segregation by creating space in the outdoors for cultural sharing"
Photos by Alan Derksen We acknowledge that Vancouver is located on unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples. On Friday afternoon from 11am-4pm, an ambitious project held it’s inaugural event in the Downtown Eastside. The Community Unity Celebration is a community-initiated, community-led group that aims to strengthen Vancouver’s DTES by coming together to […]
Adhesif Clothing Company
VANDOCUMENT's Yvonne Chew reconnects with sustainable fashion designer Melissa Ferreira at Car Free Day
Words and photos by Yvonne Chew At Car Free Day on Main Street last Sunday, I was happy to find Melissa Ferreira, designer and owner of Adhesif Clothing Company. Melissa is a face from my past who I have been following in the local Vancouver fashion scene since I met her in 2008 at Vancouver […]