Folded as a samosa, this is a feverish research by Mila T Samdub into the history and mutation of the samosa in relation to the migration of its eaters, mapped onto Queens — from Roosevelt Avenue to Rego Park to Astoria. Inside the golden fried wrapper, you will find a glorious photograph of a samosa Mila took near Dharamshala, India; a list of names for samosa in 22 scripts; the first attested drawing of a samosa in a medieval Indian cookbook; and a diagram composed by Mila to differentiate samosa and singhara: one traveled by land, the other by sea.
Mila T Samdub is a writer and researcher who once lived in Queens. Like people throughout history, he enjoys walking, eating, and dreaming. mila.zone
This is the second issue of Queens Things — an imprint for collaborative, multilingual, and serial artists’ books, inspired by and devoted to the local yet worldly everyday life of Queens, New York. Initiated by Chang Yuchen in 2024.
Designed and published by Yuchen. Open edition. Two laser-printed sheets and one inkjet photograph. 7 × 7 × 7 in. (folded).
Folded as a samosa, this is a feverish research by Mila T Samdub into the history and mutation of the samosa in relation to the migration of its eaters, mapped onto Queens — from Roosevelt Avenue to Rego Park to Astoria. Inside the golden fried wrapper, you will find a glorious photograph of a samosa Mila took near Dharamshala, India; a list of names for samosa in 22 scripts; the first attested drawing of a samosa in a medieval Indian cookbook; and a diagram composed by Mila to differentiate samosa and singhara: one traveled by land, the other by sea.
Mila T Samdub is a writer and researcher who once lived in Queens. Like people throughout history, he enjoys walking, eating, and dreaming. mila.zone
This is the second issue of Queens Things — an imprint for collaborative, multilingual, and serial artists’ books, inspired by and devoted to the local yet worldly everyday life of Queens, New York. Initiated by Chang Yuchen in 2024.
Designed and published by Yuchen. Open edition. Two laser-printed sheets and one inkjet photograph. 7 × 7 × 7 in. (folded).
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