Pop Fiction
Haida Manga
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Pop Fiction
Haida Manga
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Brigantine Room
60 minsMichael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is a visual artist and storyteller. Raised on Haida Gwaii, he melds cultural hybridity and his political experiences as an Indigenous person with contemporary graphic literature to produce a unique genre called Haida Manga. In his new book JAJ: A Haida Manga he uses gorgeous imagery to bring to life the tumultuous history of first contact between Europeans and Indigenous peoples on the northern West Coast. Join him as he shares examples of his artwork, courtesy of Gallery Jones in Vancouver, and discusses the cultural, visual and linguistic influences that shaped the story.
This event will be followed by a book signing.
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is a visual artist and storyteller. Raised on Haida Gwaii, he melds cultural hybridity and his political experiences as an Indigenous person with contemporary graphic literature to produce a unique genre called Haida Manga. In his new book JAJ: A Haida Manga he uses gorgeous imagery to bring to life the tumultuous history of first contact between Europeans and Indigenous peoples on the northern West Coast. Join him as he shares examples of his artwork, courtesy of Gallery Jones in Vancouver, and discusses the cultural, visual and linguistic influences that shaped the story.
This event will be followed by a book signing.
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