The Finns have a word – kaukokaipuu, which means a feeling of homesickness for a place you’ve never been to. With funding from Arts Coucil England PCO member The Surreal McCoy is embarking on an audio-visual project called The Wolf of Baghdad. It will tell the story of her family’s lost homeland, a place that she has longed to go to but only has only ever travelled to via their memories.

Originally from Iraq, they fled their country after more than two millennia of continuity and were scattered around the globe. Unable to visit because of regional unrest this project is her way of experiencing life in Baghdad through their collective testimonies and her imagination.

© The Surreal McCoy

 The story will be told as a wordless graphic memoir shown on a screen above a live ensemble of musicians playing Arabic music of the time. Laydeez Do Comics, the monthly graphic novel forum, will be hosting a special night of excerpts from the work in progress with live music on Monday December 11th in central London.

 Ticket details here.

 Read the Wolf Of Baghdad blog here.

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