Parismita Singh
Author and illustrator
My current project ‘Beast, Bird, Tree, Machine: Metamorphosis and the Women of Myth’ is a text and art project that has emerged from a long preoccupation with women’s narratives in folklore, contemporary weaving cultures, political reportage, feminist theory and fiction. I see the residency as a space for work and reflection, as well as a chance to share my work and engage with the literary milieu and culture of the region, and France.
Parismita Singh is a writer and artist, based in Assam, India. She is the author of Peace has Come, a collection of short stories and the graphic novel Hotel at the end of the World. Her children’s books include the graphic novel Mara and the Clay Cows and Fat King, Thin Dog. She has edited the anthology Centrepiece: New Writing and Art from Northeast India and helped conceptualise the Pao Anthology of Comics.
Other publications by Parismita include The NRC Sketchbook, a graphic reportage series for Huffington Post (India), and an illustrated column on craft and culture for Voice of Fashion.
Her community art practice includes workshops, classroom pedagogy and bookmaking that promotes diverse and inclusive forms of storytelling. She also works on a creative multi-lingual education project in rural Assam with the NGO Pratham Education Foundation.
