Wordless Narratives: The Art of Suzy Lee
Lecture이수지 (Suzy Lee) | Moderator: Darel Seow
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With a deep commitment to capturing the essence of childhood, Suzy Lee approaches picture books as a powerful art form for young readers. How do picture books influence young readers, and why are they so significant? In this lecture, she shares her path to becoming an internationally recognised artist, and the source of her unique creative vision. Gain insights into her artistic process and her understanding of how picture books can and should become spaces of imagination, empathy, and connection that speak directly to the hearts of children.
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이수지 (Suzy Lee) (Korea)
Suzy Lee studied painting and book art in both Korea and the UK and have published picture books in various countries around the world. She focuses on works that use the physicality of books and the format of wordless picture books to capture children’s play and energy. She runs Hintoki Press, which publishes new independent books based on Korean folktales.
In 2022, she received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in the Illustrator category, and she has also been honored with several prestigious awards, including the Bologna Ragazzi Award Special Mention in Fiction, the Korean Publishing Culture Award, the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor.
Some of her representative works include Danced Away, Summer, River, the Black Dog, Lines, Wave, Shadow, and Mirror.
Moderator Darel Seow (Singapore)
Darel Seow is a visual storyteller, educator and designer who illustrates the tales of the natural world through his unique brand of wry wit and whimsy. He believes in the draw of storytelling as a means of engagement, creating experiences that simultaneously excite and educate. His multi-disciplinary practice is centred on man’s changing relationship with nature, in which he explores learning through the power of storytelling, imagination and play. These come to life through his works spanning public art, interactive experiences and of course picture books, which tell and re-tell uniquely Singaporean stories.
Programme dates and times are subject to change.