Mikael Ross

A series of workshops to shine a light on the many people who were forced to labor under the Nazis.

Over 13 million people from more than 20 countries were forced into labor under National Socialism. Berlin-Lichtenberg was also home to numerous camps and work sites that are almost forgotten today. The project made these stories visible and showed that a culture of remembrance can only be created together.

Under the guidance of historian Ellen Fischer we used historical sources to develop scenes based on four biographies of people who were forced to perform hard labor in Berlin-Lichtenberg.

if you want to read more about the project:

https://licht-blicke.org/zeichnen-gegen-das-vergessen/

The Africomics project, initiated by the Goethe Institute Ghana, ran from 2021 to 2025 and aimed to connect comic artists from 16 African countries. During the project period, 14 local comic workshops were held in which participants created their own comics. The project was then concluded with a regional workshop in Accra, to which comic artists from 16 African countries were invited. I had the privilege of leading four of the local workshops, in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Congo, as well as the regional workshop at the end of the project.

The results were published in a book: Africomics une Anthologie

Project Website: https://www.goethe.de/prj/afc/de/index.html