Biographix

Workshop

Drawing The Mangas Guide to your Own Galaxy

Graphic stories are an ancient and diverting form of human communication. And they are an ideal tool for the exploration of our imaginary and virtual worlds. Although comics are omnipresent in user manuals, on the margins of old schoolbooks or daily press, they are hardly ever perceived as an art form.

We will challenge the questions of the Universe, the Arts, Time and Space, and our own Biographies using a simple pen, and adequate humor. We will draw comics- individually or in teams - to tell stories of our everyday heroes, we will depict difficult quests, undecidable decisions, monsters, dream castles and the sand they are built on. While texts enable us to tell plausible stories, the pictures have the potential of counteracting these by offering a dynamic and multisensual level. Pictures are part of our very early human memories and skills. There are no special technical skills needed, materials are provided.