The 2011 Pacific arts calendar kicks off with the exciting launch of Jessica Hansell’s Pholosoflygirl: Brain Map of a Pacific Misfit at the Fresh Gallery Otara in South Auckland on Thursday 27 January 2011. Philosoflygirl is a new zine-book and Hansell’s first formal collection of writings, collages, epiphanies, illustrations, obsessions, recipes, outfits and brain-waves. It provides a closer look into her tri-racial punk prose and perspectives not seen since her underground efforts, This is not a Comic and Fight the Fight. The Launch will be followed by “How To Be A Zine-Maker”, a free hands-on workshop with Jessica Hansell and Riki Anderson on Saturday 29 January. The workshop will introduce participants to the history of zine culture and the basics of researching and creating their own zine. Space is limited so registration is essential. Contact Nicole at Fresh Gallery Otara by 25 January Ph 09 271 6019 // Nicole.Lim@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. For more information about Jessica Hansell, visit her Coco Solid website at www.CocoSolid.com. (Image: Nefertiti, 2010, by Jessica Hansell. Courtesy of Fresh Gallery Otara and adapted for publication on Pacific Starmap)
