PER Personal

Bell reflects on her experience as an artist surviving in a capitalist society. She paints a vision of Toronto in the ’90s and what’s happened to the thriving indie art scene in subsequent years. The neighbourhood she grew up in has been gradually swallowed by gentrification. Small family-run shops have taken turns being over- taken by national corporations, and marginalized groups have been forced to vacate the communities they once formed amidst scarcity.

Nikitha James interviewed their late uncle, 'Uncle B' (Waabi-gichi-makwa, known by his government name, William John Taylor) and turned these interviews into a series of zines.
William John Taylor was a survivor of residential school, physical and sexual abuse, the hospital system, and the prison system. As an amputee and as someone struggling with addiction and chronic pain, he thought it was important that his stories were shared in the community so that others could learn from his experiences.
These stories are not only about pain and trauma, but also about joy and resilience; humour and love. They show how when we learn from the past, we can collectively shape our present and future existences.

A personal account of living through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Personal writing of Sylvias experiences with addiction and interpersonal relationships from high school and onwards. Also includes reasons they don't drink and fake weddings they participated in

A personal recount of the events and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and its impacts on the city of New Orleans.

A collection of portraits and abstract drawings with small descriptions of a road trip to Montreal.

Art and short phrases describing the struggles of life and the emotions that come with it.

"In this issue we address sportsism, caffeine, Wetaskiwin, stuff, spinney idiots, life after death, and some other things."

Collection of personal writing, illustrated with repurposed fish imagery.