‘Chimaera’ by Weiwei Xu

Belonging

In Weiwei Xu‘s graphic short ‘Chimæra’, a child experiences the pull of possible selves that exists when living in an ‘in-between’ cultural space.

As Weiwei tells us, ‘Chimæra’ is a story about gaining a new perspective on a culture you’ve been told you represent, but which you have never really understood — and then finding a way to resolve your identity as part of that culture.

Enjoy this excerpt from Pulp Literature Issue 28, Autumn 2020.

To read the rest of this moving story, pick up your copy of Pulp Literature Issue 28!

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Weiwei Xu is a self-taught Chinese-Canadian artist and illustrator who loves to mix humour, Chinese culture and mythology, and fantasy in their work. They create comics, illustrations, and environment/background designs, and are based in Ontario. Weiwei has had their work published in some indie crowdfunded projects such as Antholegacies (a collective art and writing anthology celebrating Asian diasporic culture), GROW (a charity artbook that raised funds for protecting the Amazon rainforest), and Pink Clover. You can find their work at @peevishpants and @itscoolguylink on Twitter and Instagram or theweiweixu.portfoliobox.net/home. Weiwei also has an online shop at theweiweixu.bigcartel.com/ for prints and other art goods.