| Description Of Item | The description given by this zine's author online is:
Conversations With My Imaginary Friends is a personal comic book that explores voice hearing and psychosis in an intimate and personal method. The story follows the comic book creator as they speak with the voices in their head and write down what they say. We see how important engaging with mental health is and how this can build strength and confidence. Each voice gives a letter to the protagonist and the reader gets to experience the voices in a unique and visual way.
Other than looking at the negative and cliched focus of voice hearing and schizophrenia 'Conversations With My Imaginary Friends' shows how common, powerful and interesting this behaviour can be.
The comic comes with 4 extra letters that are inserted into the comic. These pages can be taken out and read. A mini-zine from one of the characters is also given. These extras give an intimate and personal connection to the reader and fully expresses the closeness and power of the words that people hear in their heads.
The following description was supplied by the zine's author to the College:
Steven Fraser is an artist and writer who lives in Glasgow. He was born in Edinburgh in 1981. His work looks at identity, autism and sexuality. Steven has a background in animation and has made several award-winning short films. His work has a tactile and intimate approach and combines illustrations, comic books, photograph, diary entries and writing. He has also made several installations on his work and takes a DIY and hand-made approach to creating art.
Conversations with my Imaginary Friends was first published in 2022. It is a zine that includes letters written by the characters in the story to give a personal look at mental health. |