Category Archives: Jill Kwan

Spread Across the World

Posted on 8 August 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

Ngo Cong An is also known as Andy Ngo. He’s 16 years old, chunky, and wears his hair in a buzz cut. He sits in a traditional Vietnamese home – wooden, built on stilts, with a thatched roof – and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agnes Avila, Callie Arnold, Dorothy, Gina Ma, Jan Kress, Jill Kwan, Ngo Cong An, Serena Koslowski, servants, Ted Anderson | 1 Comment

Tumbleseeds

Posted on 24 June 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

Outside Jill Kwan’s home – which is about the size of a cottage or a bus, little larger than the lounge you were just in – you are talking to some young people on semi-self-propelled Gu bicycles. They have some … Continue reading →

Posted in Jill Kwan, nomads, tumbleweeds | 1 Comment

Guristas, Tumbleweeds and Syndicates

Posted on 22 June 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

Back to Professor Scott, who is now dressed as Terry Pratchett’s Rincewind. “Guristas, yes, a beautiful portmanteau word,” he says, having evidently watched the previous scene. “And let’s observe the terms that are used for different kinds of travelers. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Allan Scott, guristas, Jill Kwan, nomads, syndicate travellers, tumbleweeds | 4 Comments

The Gu of Names

Posted on 17 June 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

When Susan Halwaz’s latest documentary dex Gu begins, you are in her body. Facing you – you are in comfortable chairs, under a shade-sail in a tropical setting – is a middle-aged woman, dark hair, dark eyes, dark skin, quietly … Continue reading →

Posted in Allan Scott, Callie Arnold, Jill Kwan, Serena Koslowski, Tavita Sharma, Ted Anderson | 9 Comments