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Holly Tsun Haggarty

 “Why Don’t You Just Say What’s Real Is Real and Leave it at That?” The Metaphysics of Research 

Artist Statement
This project consists of thirteen digitally created comics made as part of an inquiry into the belief systems that underpin methodologies of arts-integrating (as any) research. The inquiry included a drama (What happens when a saint, a clown and an angry stranger show up at a dissertation?). When the coronavirus pandemic made live performance impossible, I realized that another medium might offer a satisfying means of dramatization—comics. The resulting illustrations offer the pleasure of seeing (and humorously experiencing) characters and action in tableau. Like the play itself, the illustrations connect to key elements or motifs of my philosophical inquiry.​
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Holly Tsun Haggarty
Lakehead University
Holly Tsun Haggarty—artist, educator, editor, scholar—loves to play. Recently, during the pandemic, she has been using digital story-time and yoga-time as a way to keep connected with loved ones. She has also been enjoying back-country excursions to solitude, to a place for philosophical journaling and poetic inquiry.






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