This issue was released in San Francisco in 2013 with events at Kadist Art Foundation and the Lab while White Fungus was the magazine in residence at Kadist. At the Kadist event, Science Fiction authors Kim Stanley Robinson and Ron Drummond discussed the social, economic, and political implications of the human push into space and efforts to colonize Mars. The Lab event featured experimental music and performance art by Wang Fujui, Betty Apple, Samin Son, Scott Arford, and Mason Jones. This issue is partially bilingual, with all articles in English and some also in Mandarin Chinese.
- The First Woman on Mars, a “thought experiment” by Ron Drummond that proposes an original Mars settlement scenario
- In Praise of Bats, Tessa Laird writes about her love affair with bats, misconceptions of the wondrous creatures, and their depictions in art and popular culture. This article kick-started research that led to Laird’s 2018 book Bat, part of publisher Reaktion’s popular Animal Series
- Robert Ashley, article by Kurt Gottschalk about the legendary composer and creator of television operas and other theatrical works
- Flying High: Six Indonesian Artists, Nicola Trezzi profiles six Indonesian artists
- Taipei Art Scene, Ron Hanson writes a personal account of the Taipei art scene
- Hong-Kai Wang, article by Mattin about the multi-disciplinary Taipei artist whose research-based works explore the politics of sound
- Wellington Media Collective, article by Mark Amery about the Wellington collective of graphic designers, artists, and political activists
- Clara Chon and Richard Orjis, fashion and art photography
- Tony Martin, article by John Hurrell about the American painter and new media artist
- Dovetail, comic by Tim Bollinger
- Brydee Rood, interview by Andrew Clifford with the New Zealand artist dealing with ecological concerns, waste, and the detritus of consumerism
- Thomas Buckner, article about the new music baritone and founder of record labels 1750 Arch Records and Mutable Records, and the New York music festival Interpretations