The Image as a Map: A Collage Workshop in Visual Storytelling
Workshop · Day 3 · Sat 24 October 2026, 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm · Aljada, Sharjah
The Image as a Map: A Collage Workshop in Visual Storytelling explores how visual elements can be combined to create imaginative worlds and narratives without the need for drawing. Led by artist and designer German Fernandez Cantos, this hands-on workshop guides participants through assembling black-and-white characters and elements from his practice into unique postcard-sized collages, encouraging playful experimentation with composition and meaning.
Key points include experimenting with placement, scale, and unexpected combinations to suggest stories, incorporating words and handwritten notes to build visual maps, and sharing interpretations to reveal multiple layers of meaning. By the end of this workshop, attendees will have created their own visual storytelling collage and gained new techniques for narrative expression, with no prior drawing experience required.
- German Fernandez Cantos — Artist / Designer