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is an antidisciplinary artist-designer-curator. His making practice is driven by a keen interest in material and cultural context. Currently, he is exploring notions of weightlessness, impermanence, and the primordial.

PATINAPATINA Magazine is a print publication and cultural arts organization founded by Dan and Maham Momin in 2023. Curious about the confusion of mixed cultural identities, the magazine works with diasporic artists whose work reinterprets tradition through contemporary lenses/contexts.

Dan's work has been recognized by organizations such as USM Modular Furniture, DesignMiami, and the Royal Ontario Museum. He is a graduate of OCAD University’s Industrial program [2023]. PATINAPATINA Issue 01 can be found in shops around the world.



















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SCENTS OF PURPOSE
[10-2025]
 BAAA! (Back Alley for Art and Architecture)
300 Campbell St, Unit 114, Toronto ON photography by Jibril Yassin
In collaboration with SHEEEP School, PATINAPATINA facilitated a workshop for artist Kristi Chen. A contributor in our inaugural issue, Kristi’s work explores traditional methods of incense-making and ancestral weaving techniques. This workshop welcomed participants to share a personal artifact, and get involved in some hands-on incense crafting.

Co-organized with Kristi Chen and Lily Jeon. Facilitation by Lily Jeon.