{"title":"Stanley Wany","description":"Originally from Montreal, Stanley Wany is an Afro-Canadian artist based in Canada's national capital region whose practice includes graphic novels, pen and ink drawings, and paintings. He has recently exhibited works in Australia, at the Perc Tucker Gallery in Townsville, Queensland, as well as part of the exhibition Mix the Medias organized by SÕL-CON, The Ohio State University's Black, Brown, and Indigenous Comics Expo, and Glass Axis Gallery. Wany's works have also been shown in Canada, the United States, France, Portugal, and Finland, and are found in private and public collections in Canada, the United States, and Australia.","products":[{"product_id":"helem-paperback","title":"Helem - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRunner-up at the 2021 Expozine Awards: Best English Comic category\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA surrealist journey through alienation, lost dreams, and self-redemption\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman loses her sister to suicide and struggles with the overwhelming and confusing feelings that continue to plague her. A man reflects on a decade spent working in a call centre and the strange day-to-day momentum that caused him to unconsciously abandon his goals. \u003ci\u003eHelem\u003c\/i\u003e relies on a propulsive graphic narrative and evocative illustration to tell the intensely personal stories of two characters at a crossroads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nearly wordless stories contained in\u003ci\u003e Helem\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published by TRIP as \"Agalma\" and \"Sequences\", delve deep into the internal lives of their characters. \u003ci\u003eHelem\u003c\/i\u003e, created while Wany was in a hallucinatory state brought on by a severe lack of sleep, also provides an intimate look into his own personal dreamscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51133787177183,"sku":"9781772620634","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/vtzChSa1rL9781772620634.webp?v=1786305141"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/stanley-wany.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}