democracy discourse fellow
Charis Loke
Charis Loke is an illustrator and editor based in Penang, Malaysia. Once a scientist and schoolteacher, she now evokes wonder and curiosity through images and stories. As a committee member of Arts-ED Penang, she works on designing arts and culture education programs for young people. She is also Comics + Illustrations Editor at New Naratif where she commissions and works with Southeast Asian artists from all over the world. Charis was an artist-in-residence at Rimbun Dahan as well as the LGAL Iceland Creative Residency in 2019.
Country
Malaysia
Categories
Graphic Arts
Education
New Naratif Explains
NN Explains is an ongoing comic series that explains important political concepts, mechanisms, and events throughout Southeast Asia. Under the DDS grant, I will work with artists, writers, and translators to produce ten NN Explains comics on two themes: indigenous rights and voter education in Malaysia.
These comics will be translated into multiple languages and distributed for free on NewNaratif.com as well as through print booklets and a physical exhibition. They serve as an accessible point for sparking dialogue and action around the two themes, which will be explored further through public panels and talks with invited creators and experts. In addition, we will partner with Undi18 to use the voter education comics in their programs for secondary school students in Malaysia.
Learn more about Charis’ works on these pages:
https://newnaratif.com/comic/what-is-ma63/share/pybxr/22afe8d03cc8376ee9c9821181ab88c3
https://newnaratif.com/comic/apa-itu-ma63/share/pybxr/beac4e1b49d6da0a0fe284d9eb79c2de
https://newnaratif.com/comic/nama-sempekat-ma63/share/pybxr/de078b1186016d50c92f61fa9fc720a1
https://newnaratif.com/comic/ma63-chinese/share/pybxr/e000f41722b59c146cbd62219ea78c99
