Corto Champroux

In my adapted narrative, autoethnographic perspectives were used to draw new characters, locations, and the story with slight changes to refresh the plot while keeping similar themes.

This adaptation allows a new generation of young adults to be exposed to the story of a sea bird seized by the passion of flight.
My project’s aim was also to visualise the vastness of the world we live in and exploring off the beaten path. This version has a different bird species as the central characters. Using a migratory bird from the pacific ocean, this story follows Tītī, a Sooty Shearwater (or New Zealand Muttonbird) as he grows and prepares for the migration journey.
On this path, the bird chases what it means to be independent and following your dreams and desires, despite diverging from the norms of the flock.

This artistic practice-led research approaches to discover older and overshadowed cultures and peoples across the pacific through their cultural carvings and ships as the character prepares for its travels and shows insights into the distances crossed and the willpower of these small oceanic migratory birds.
It contributes to understanding how illustrations and graphic novel narratives can be employed to understand and express issues about belonging and a sense of identity.