NANI MAHAL
Get to know Nani
Nani is an artist and entertainer born in Hawaii and living in New Zealand. She pursues a number of personal projects to advance and broaden her skills; ranging from illustration and contemporary design, to live performance featuring original music and dance.
A firm believer of art as therapeutic release, Nani uses her cross-disciplinary skills to connect with people all over the world, to explore her own soul, and the minds of her artistic heroes.
Her current featured projects are her new book: Heavy Is The Head, as well as Co-Host to The Blackhouse Radio 106.1 FM Saturday at 3pm.
HEAVY IS THE HEAD
by Nani Mahal
‘Heavy is the Head’ is a comic grimoire that archives human experience and emotions. The selection within this Abridged publication is part of a vast collection of over 3000 pages of draft authored by Nani within a few short years, using praxis as a therapeutic act to deal with PTSD and depression.
Creating these works helped Nani find acceptance and accountability with hard feelings and hard personal truths. Common themes include coming to terms with love, loss, acceptance and agency. The illustrations are complemented by simple symbolism, and the minimalist, raw and open art gives a sense of safe space for vulnerability within the pages.
RADIO INTERVIEW
With Nani Mahal
In our latest episode we had the pleasure of hosting Nani Mahal who talked to us about her anime graphic novel grimoire "Heavy is the Head", and also how her love of anime, art & writing was supportive to her own struggle after a series of personal tragedies at a young age. "Heavy is the Head" archives human experience and emotions.
The selection within this Abridged publication is part of a vast collection of over 3000
pages of draft authored by Nani within a few short years, using praxis as a therapeutic
act to deal with mental health. Creating these works helped Nani find
acceptance & accountability with hard feelings & hard personal truths. Common
themes include coming to terms with love, loss, acceptance & agency.
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Anime Artist
Starting as a hobby illustrator posting to Deviant Art, Nani has been drawing anime since 2006 and developed a modest following under the pen name 'Nai'.
(aka Nai-chan or The-Nai)
The demand for the anime style made it her mainstay for illustration work from 2008-2013. Now retired into freelance and passion projects, you can follow on her different personal social media platforms.
The Traditional Chinese Fashion Show in WLG 2020
