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Emily Akerman

Where Are You, Mom?

Illustration
2026
Risograph Print
5 x 9.25
OCAD Major Works Exhibition, Toronto
Where Are You, Mom? is a risograph brochure, unfolding to reveal a familiar tension felt at home. Poofy's mother is calling out, but without the ability to locate where sound comes from, finding her becomes its own quiet search.

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2026, GradEX 111
OCAD University

Work by

Emily Akerman aka. Poofy

Illustration, Visual Storytelling, Deaf Visual Image Art (De'VIA)

“Beyond Hearing is series of works exploring the Deaf experience and an individual’s agency in a hearing-centered world. ...” [More]

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