Hello
My name is Adrian Pourviseh
I am a development economist-turned sea rescue activist. I am the author of "Das Schimmern der See" a graphic novel about my latest sea rescue deployment in the central Mediterranean. My book was published with the renowned Avant Verlag.
I hold readings, workshops, talks and I can be booked for graphic recording.
"Das Schimmern der See"
My first graphic novel describes 72 hours on board the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 in the Mediterranean Sea. It showcases the gruesome reality at the European external border.
I am very grateful that the book is quite successful.
You can order it here or in any German bookshop.
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I started the newsletter to update supporters & interested people about my work and upcoming reading events every month or two.
Readings and Workshops
"Ein Abend, der berührt - nicht einfach zu verarbeiten aber mit anhaltendem Nachklang"
Tobias Wengert - Leitung Veranstaltungen | Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart
Since the premiere of "Das Schimmern der See" in October 2023, I have read from it in over 25 locations across Germany.
I also give workshops on creating powerful graphic novels & comics.
Graphic recording
Since 2022 I also work as a graphic facilitator for live graphic recording.
In 2020, I created a motion comic based on the story of Fathima, a young woman from Burkina Faso who was among the survivors onboard the Sea-Watch 3 during the infamous sea rescue mission with captain Carola Rackete. Fathima tells the story of her journey toward Europe.
In 2022 I created "Pullback", a motion comic documenting the brutality of so-called Libyan Coastguards kidnapping people on the open sea.
Motion comics
Photography & film
As a field media coordinator on board a sea rescue ship, I am capturing the horror and the beauty of the central Mediterranean Sea.