I Need Art: Reality Isn’t Enough: A memoir in images from the iconic South Korean Sally Rooney illustrator...

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Henn Kim

I Need Art

Reality Isn’t Enough: A memoir in images from the iconic South Korean Sally Rooney illustrator...

Henn Kim

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
17 October 2023

Graphic novels: true stories & non-fiction; Graphic Novel

Everything I feel from reading and listening to music

I commit to paper in black pen

And gradually, blot by blot, stroke by stroke,

A new mode of expression emerges.

At this point, it’s just scribbles in a diary

Not yet reborn as “Henn Kim” of the future.

Depression and creativity, love and family, books and music: this personal and vulnerable memoir by the iconic South Korean illustrator explores her life from the ages of seventeen to thirty-three through image, text and poetry. From what nearly broke her to what saved her, everyone will find something to comfort them in Henn Kim’s world.

Praise for Starry Night, Blurry Dreams:

'A compelling and unique collection that is more than worthy of a place on your bookshelves' Red

'A poignant commentary on the complex emotions that affect all of us at one point or another, from heartbreak to fantasy to sorrow' Creative Review

By: Henn Kim
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 164mm, Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9781526636256
ISBN 10: 1526636255
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 17 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Henn Kim was born and raised in Ulsan, South Korea. After moving to Seoul at 19, she worked as a graphic designer focused on music and art, designing cover art for indie bands. She then decided to follow her own path as an illustrator, and her work has been commissioned by the BBC, UNICEF, Nike, Bottega Veneta, Snapchat, TED, and featured in GQ, The Big Issue and Vogue.

Reviews for I Need Art: Reality Isn’t Enough: A memoir in images from the iconic South Korean Sally Rooney illustrator

Praise for Starry Night, Blurry Dreams: The evocative illustrations of Henn Kim form a new graphic poem [which] riffs off her teenage desire to connect to other, possibly lost souls, through words and images * Harper's Bazaar * Praise for Starry Night, Blurry Dreams: Filled with page after page of beautiful and painfully true words and artworks, this is a compelling and unique collection that is more than worthy of a place on your bookshelves * Red *