Comic books as a language in the formative process of bodies

Abstract

The formative process can be defined as the continuous creation of somatic forms throughout existence to establish presence, respond to events and expand the function of life in the evolutionary process. It comprises a heavily image-based bodily practice, since it includes seeing and working on oneself as part of a process and somatic reality using visual image and videos. We discuss the use of comic book language to map the formative process of bodies. This initiative emerged from work developed by the Formative Process Laboratory during the Covid-19 pandemic with on-line groups in response to the urgent need for the mutation of bodies in the face of confinement, the threat to life and the adaption of daily lives intensely permeated by screens.

Keyword
Body; Comic book; Formative process; Covid-19 pandemic