French-Korean graphic novelist Jung will talk about his comics work on April 25 at 2:30 p.m. in Knight Library, and present the film he animated from his autobiographical comic, Approved for Adoption at the Bijou and the Northwest Film Center.
Jung Henin is a Korean-Belgian graphic artist, writer and animator. Since 1991, he has produced several well-known comics, including Kwaidan, and is a respected figure in the graphic arts community. Henin’s tumultuous youth as a South Korean adoptee in Belgium has provided the inspiration for much of his work, albeit in fantastical manifestations. In 2006, he published the black and white autobiographical work Skin Color: Honey, which would provided the basis for the animated film, Approved For Adoption, that centers around Henin’s upbringing.
Cosponsored with Holt International, Unifrance, and UO Comics & Cartoon Studies.
“On My Career as a Comics Artist”
April 25 at 2:30 p.m. in Proctor 41, Knight Library
April 25 at 6:45 p.m. at the Bijou
April 26 at 8:00 p.m. at the Northwest Film Center in Portland