This exhibition presents a curated selection of works that explore the intersection of comics creation and scholarly research. It highlights the intellectual and creative processes involved when artists and academics use the comics form to investigate complex ideas. The comics form is increasingly adopted as a tool for academic inquiry and public engagement. This display highlights the intellectual and creative processes that inform the medium. The exhibition aims to showcase the journey from initial idea to compelling visual narrative, asking what it means to conduct research as comics.

This exhibition offers a space for reflection on the craft, form and intellectual capacities of comics. The works demonstrate the versatility of the medium across a range of disciplines. The display features process materials and final artwork from a diverse group of internationally recognised practitioners and thinkers, including:

Nick Sousanis, whose graphic dissertation, later published as Unflattening, challenged the boundaries of academic research and creative expression.

Award-winning comics creator Kate Evans, whose book Threads: From the Refugee Crisis exemplifies the power of comics for reportage and empathy.

Rik Worth and Jordan Collver, whose Eisner-nominated research comic Hocus Pocus, created in collaboration with Richard Wiseman, conveys the history of psychology and magic in interactive comic book form.

Creative-critical scholar Kay Sohini, whose practice has explored issues of healthcare justice and disability through the comics medium.

Cognitive scientist Neil Cohn, whose work is interested in the visual language of comics.

Admission is free, no ticket required.