THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

In association with Zubaan there will be a book launch of the English translation of the bilingual edition 'The Elephant in the Room' followed by a talk session by Nandini Krishnan along with the contributing artists Larissa Bertonasco, Ludmilla Bartscht and Priya Kurian.

@ GI Chennai This Indo-German anthology is a compilation of graphic stories conceived at the residency organized in Bangalore by the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bh ava n New De l h i a n d developed in the months that followed. This encounter brought together sixteen comic artists - all women, from India and Germany to explore how women see the world and themselves, and how that is similar and different across cultures. 'Spring#13 – The Elephant in the Room' was launched in May 2016 at the Comic Salon Festival in Erlangen.



@GI Chennai  
LARISSA BERTONASCO works as a freelance illustrator and is the co-publisher and author of SPRING, a magazine founded by a collective of women graphic artists.

https://bertonasco.de/about/me





@ GI Chennai UDMILLA BARTSCHT is a freelance artist, works as a lecturer with HKDM (Hochschule für Kunst, Design und Populäre Musik) Freiburg and has also served as a curator for exhibitions.

http://www.ludmilla-bartscht.de/?section=contact-about






@GI Che PRIYA KURIYAN, a graduate of the National Institute of Design (Ahmedabad), is a childrens' book illustrator comicbook artist and an animator.
            
http://kuriyanmakeskomics.tumblr.com/