EVENT DESCRIPTION
COMIX PULSE is delighted to present Sketching the Everyday and Beyond: Guy Delisle’s Approach on Storytelling, an exhibition celebrating the compelling visual storytelling of internationally renowned Canadian graphic novelist Guy Delisle. Known for his minimalist yet deeply expressive illustration style, Delisle’s work offers profound insights into the art of transforming the everyday into extraordinary narratives.
The exhibition features nine selected works and a variety of his comic books, inviting viewers to explore Delisle’s unique sensibility to weave humour, history, and personal reflection into compelling visual stories. From his early travelogues that capture cultural and social observations with wit and nuance, to his tender and humorous depictions of parenting, and most recently his exploration of history in the biographical graphic novel Muybridge, Delisle’s storytelling traverses genres and subject matters take readers on journeys across vastly different cultures and political landscapes.
ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER
Guy Delisle is a Canadian scriptwriter, illustrator and colorist, born in 1966 in Quebec City. From an early age, he developed a passion for comics, drawing inspiration from the Franco-Belgian classics. His career in animation spans ten years, during which he works with Folimage in Valence and teaches animation in La Réunion. In 1994, he took part in the
Le Moine et le Poisson project with Michaël Dudok de Wit, which won an award at the Annecy Festival. Delisle went on to work on several productions, including
Papyrus,
Les Contes du chat perché, and
La Mouche after Lewis Trondheim. His experience as an animation supervisor in China inspired his first autobiographical album,
Shenzhen (2000), a humorous travel diary. He also published
Pyongyang in 2002, an account of his stay in North Korea, offering a glimpse into this isolated country. In 2007,
Chroniques birmanes recounts a year spent in Rangoon with his wife, an employee of Médecins sans frontières. His flagship work,
Chroniques de Jérusalem (
Jerusalem Chronicles), was published in 2011 and tells the story of a year spent living in Israel. This album won him the Fauve d'Or for best album at the Angoulême Festival in 2012 and sold 180,000 copies, contributing to his international success. In 2013, Delisle returned to humorous comics with
Le Guide du mauvais père, the first volume of which sold over 50,000 copies. His latest book,
Pour une fraction de seconde : La vie mouvementée d'Eadweard Muybridge was published in October 2024. His work has been translated into 13 languages, making him a recognised figure in contemporary comics.
