donderdag 22 september 2016

Trigger Happy -The story of Fabián Yapur

One of the most impressive comics in the Trigger Happy-series: the story of Fabián Yapur, by Néstor Luis Martin.

Néstor Luis Martin (1971) is an autodidact comic artist, cartoonist and illustrator from the northern province of Tucumán. He publishes a comic in the newspaper El Tribuno de Salta.

For further information and more artwork check http://nestormartin.blogspot.nl

Drawing on Violence - comics from Argentina

In Argentina comics are increasingly being used in human rights campaigns. Throughout 2016, with the support of the UVA and the CEDLA, we have translated some of these comics into English and will be exposing them on different locations. This blog provides information on the content of the exhibition, on where and when it can be seen, and additional facts and links that might be relevant for anyone interested in knowing more about these comics.

Credits

This blog informs about two comic projects: Historietas por la Identidad and Trigger Happy. The first project was an initiative of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, with the support of over 40 comic artists and writers. The second one was developed by Daniela Drucaroff, together with several of the comic artists and writers who also contributed previously to Historietas por la Identidad.

The following persons and institutions have contributed to making these stories accessible to an English-speaking public through the exhibition and this blog:

Initiative and organization:
Saskia van Drunen and Ronald van der Heide

Contact Argentine projects and artists:
Daniela Drucaroff

Translation comics:
Lisa Juanola, Kate Wheeler, Julienne Weegels (editor)

This exhibition was made possible with the support of the Education and International Development research group (IS Academy Programme), at the Governance and Inclusive Development cluster of the University of Amsterdam, and the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA).