Smoke Show

Mara Bureau

This zine is inspired by unconventional methods of connection between the psyche and the environment, and how our perception drastically changes the habitat we live in. Changes within one's state of mind can visually manifest themselves in unexpected ways and become haunting. This zine was created digitally on a tablet with the use of specific tools to simulate pencil marks, making it appear to be done in a traditional medium.

Mara Bureau is a 21-year-old emerging Canadian artist who grew up in a small town called Ashburn. She is currently graduating from the Honours BFA Program with a minor in Art History from Queens University. Mara specializes in drawing and intaglio, as well as oil painting. She puts emphasis on subverting the austerity and expectations of fine art by focusing on a more intuitive way of handling traditional mediums that feel authentic and natural. She has worked as a fabrication assistant with numerous accomplished artists, has exhibited her work in many galleries, and come summer will be a published illustrator.