Mahsa Makki Alamdari

Mahsa Makki Alamdari, Here people come
Mahsa Makki Alamdari, 'Here People Come', Watercolour and pencil.
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Statement

Once illustrators begin drawing, they depart from realistic representation of lived experience (Medley, 2016). Illustration thinking leads to the embodiment of lived experience, expressed tacitly in the visual narratives (Chand, 2017). This means: rather than simply documenting the lived experience, illustration is a means of narration, exploration, negotiation, and negation. 

Bio

Mahsa Makki Alamdari is a visual practitioner and researcher. Her practice and research focus on the interconnections between illustration, identity, culture, and everyday life. Her autoethnographic practice-based PhD unravels the lived experience of a temporary migrant in Australia through illustration and explores the ways of knowing through creative reflective practice.