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“I Wanted to Tell a New Folk Story; an Alternate Beginning” – Shanti Rai on Her Self-Published Comic ‘KO’ and the Influence of the Mythological on Her Practice

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 21, 2018

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! With an accessible clarity, gorgeous use of colour and clever sense of graphic design Shanti Rai’s comics practice was always destined for a wider audience. I first covered…

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KO – Love, Family and Sacrifice Explored in Shanti Rai’s Poignant Fable

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 16, 2017

From the delicate symbolism and familial metaphor of its opening sequence Shanti Rai’s KO establishes its overarching themes of kinship and the bonds that connect us from the outset. A…

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