Open Lecture: A Conversation with Baek Heena
Date and time
15 March 2023 at 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Type of event
Lecture
Place and route
Svarta havet
Konstfack, LM Ericssons väg 14, Stockholm (Look at a map)
Underground station: Telefonplan
A conversation with Baek Heena – ALMA-awarded picture book artist!
Baek Heena is a South Korean picture book maker whose books are popular throughout Asia, as well as here in Sweden. She uses self-made miniature figures and environments, that are carefully lit and photographed.
Baek Heena will talk about her craft with Jöns Mellgren, lecturer at the BA programme in Graphic Design and Illustration at Konstfack.
Organizer
The Bachelor’s programme Graphic Design and Illustration
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) was created in 2002 by the Swedish government to promote every child's right to great stories. This global award is given annually to a person or organisation for their outstanding contribution to children's and young adult literature. With a prize of five million Swedish kronor, it is the largest award of its kind.