Taiwanese graphic artist, Mr Sean Chuang, will deliver two talks at SOAS on 9 and 10 February.
The first talk, entitled ‘The Window – A Genetic Mutation of the Graphic Novel’, will focus on the creation of Chuang’s alternative graphic novel ‘The Window’, which uses the cinematic storyboard technique to tell a story without dialogue.
The second talk is entitled ‘A 1980s Chronicle – Taiwan’s Adolescence’. Chuang will reflect upon Taiwanese adolescent culture following the end of martial law in 1987. He shares memories of his childhood and adolescence following the advent of MTV, contrasting the liberal Taiwan that emerged after 1987, with the Taiwan that existed under martial law.
The talks organised by the SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies and the Taipei Representative Office in the UK will begin at 7 pm on their respective dates. They will be held in room KLT in the Russell Square College Buildings.
Sean Chuang has 20 years of experience as an advertising director, directing more than 500 works. As a well-known Taiwanese advertisement director, his works span Asian countries such as Singapore and Japan. Still active in advertising circles, he continues to shoot videos and draw comics.
