Comics w/o Boundaries 6: Hong Kong and Berlin – the exchange goes on!
TALK ON 7 Nov, 7-8pm.
In June 2017 the Hong Kong Arts Centre’s Comix Home Base held its first comics exhibition Let’s Play Ping Pong! Hong Kong Comics in Berlin. During the exhibition, comic artists from Hong Kong carried out interesting exchange with local comic artists from Berlin.
The exchange between the two cities goes on now when we have Aisha Franz in Hong Kong to talk with Hong Kong comic artist, Bonnie Pang. The two young female artists will talk about their inspiration, creative process and the challenges they face in their respective home city.
Presenter: Hong Kong Arts Centre, Comix Home Base
Presented with: Goethe-Institut Hongkong
Speakers: Aisha FRANZ（Berlin）、Bonnie PANG （HK）
Language: English supplemented with Cantonese
Quota: 40
Age: Aged 5 or above
TALK ON 7 Nov, 7-8pm.
Aisha FRANZ
Aisha Franz is an illustrator and comic author based in Berlin. Earthling is her first graphic novel, followed by Brigitte and Shit is Real. Her drawn short stories has been published in several anthologies, including KUŠ and Kramer’s Ergot. As an illustrator, she has worked for clients such as the MIT Technology Review and the New York Times. Franz has been teaching comics and illustration at the Kunsthochschule Kassel since 2014 and runs CLUBHOUSE, a collaborative zine initiative, with Berlin-based publisher Colorama.
Aisha Franz will also present a talk on 6th November in Hong Kong International Literary Festival. Please visit here for more details.
Bonnie PANG
In 2012 Bonnie graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Geography, then in 2016 obtained a Master in Fine Arts (Illustration) at The Academy of Art University, San Francisco, USA. After working as an animation concept artist, she pursued her interests in comics and book illustrations. In 2015, her heart-warming webcomic “Roar Street Journal” won third place in Line Webtoon’s international contest. Bonnie is currently a full-time comic artist and children’s book illustrator.
