kranky cafe

1/29/12

READING SERIES

Thursday February 2nd the Reading series continues! Join us for a night of poetry and short stories written by talented local Vancouver authors. Food and drink available. Come early to get a seat. Starts at 7pm

1/12/12

New Photo Installation

Hey y'all! We have a new photo installation up at Kranky! The Unyielding Handle by Bianca Sabatini, runs from Jan 8 - Feb 5, 2012. Come check it out, yo!

The Unyielding Handle

And in the midst of this,
... in all the chaotic hysteria we knew to be calm.
I cannot seem to find my way in.
To escape into what I believe to be peace, to be warmth.
I cannot get into the place I have once called home. Here I stand in front of the door. I
need only take the doorknob in hand, turn it, extend my arm and I am through.
Through to the other side that whispers hope, promises relief
and radiates a lightness to which I have not known.
And yet,
I stay unmoved on the other side of this barrier.
The knob can’t be turned, these keys don’t work.
Although I knock, I bang on the door,
my shouts of desperation fall short,
and turn silent;
nothing penetrating the door.
Does this door not know? Is it unaware?
Its function is to open, to allow me passage.
What a frail thing to be stopped by.
How small a feat, that a doorknob should be bound by the power which so quickly
shatters all the hope I once possessed.
I have been shut out.
The desperation settles itself to the unfortunate reality; I am not getting in.
This door doesn’t open, it can’t be opened for me.
In the midst of this,
I have to find somewhere new.

Bianca Sabatini

biancasabatini.com
info@biancasabatini.com

1/3/12

Hey Hey! We're back open for business! Yippie!

12/15/11

Happy Holidays From Kranky Cafe!

The Perfect Holiday Gift

Looking for that special gift for that special coffee lover - look no further, Kranky Gift Certificates are ready and waiting. Inquire in store for more details. :-)

Now Showing at Kranky - Photographs By Cherry Archer

Titles: Consumption Society 1, Consumption Society 2,.....

Consumption Society 9

Artist: Cherry Archer
Date: 2011
Medium: Giclee, pigment based inks, recycled ph neutral photo matte paper
price: 90 each, 770 for the complete set

Consumption Society

Consumption- our daily lives are governed by it.

Whether it be the superfluous or the basic need, it is a constant.

This photo collection is influenced by the level of consumption

in western society and attempts to emphasize it symbolically.

Of particular concern are the unsustainability of how and what

we consume, and the tendency to glamourize it.

Viewed from afar, mass and unmaintainable consumption appears

healthy, enjoyable and alluring. However, when scrutinized, it is

in fact less attractive than first thought.

Artist Bio

Originally from southern Ontario, Cherry Archer now calls Vancouver, BC home.
She holds a diploma in fashion design and has designed clothing, millinery and soft interior furnishings both in Canada and Europe.
Photography has been a longtime fascination for Cherry. She is motivated by using the medium as a venue to convey mood, examine concepts and bring the fleeting to a standstill.

www.cherryarcher.com
www.cherryarcher.com/blog
778 885 4556