5月正是東北季風轉向西南季風之際，由慢工出版製作的《熱帶季風》，也從台灣和香港的展出轉向馬來西亞檳城啦！
It's the inter-monsoon season now! As the northeast monsoon leaves and the southwest monsoon season arrives, MONSOON by Slowork Publishing is coming to Penang, Malaysia too!
Opening Talk 開幕主講 Comics from Asia in 2023 2023世界眼中的亞洲漫畫
Speaker : Lim Cheng Tju 林增如
In this time of flux and conflict, what is the role of comics from Asia in 2023? Apart from introducing some key writers, artists, and books to the audience, this short talk will also explore some of the current themes covered in comic works and address some questions on definitions, chronology, geography, and representations.
2023年的世界多變且充滿衝突，那亞洲漫畫到底能給這個世界帶來些什麼呢？除了介紹一些重要的創作家、漫畫家、刊物，這場分享會也會談論漫畫裡呈現的各式議題，探討一些定義、時序、地理、描寫與再現的疑難。
Talk 座談 Everywhere All at Once: Challenging Time, Space and Storytelling in Non-linear Comics Narratives 時、空、故事的佈置：非線性漫畫敘事的挑戰
Speaker : Nicolas Verstappen
As comics scholar Nick Sousanis puts it: “the entire composition of a [comics] page is a connected space, not reliant on a chain-like sequence linearly proceeding from point to point... rather associations that stretch web-like across the page braiding fragments into a cohesive whole. Each element is thus, one with everything.”
Being both sequential and simultaneous, the dual nature of comics art allows readers to perceive various moments and spaces all at once, which is far different from how the more linear progression of text-based and cinematographic works are experienced. From the highly creative and scaffolded comic strips from the 1920-30s (Winsor McKay, Frank King or George Herriman) to manga pages by Osamu Tezuka, alternative Eurocomics by Tobias Schalken and Olivier Schrauwen, striking superhero comics layouts by Frank Quitely and J.H. Williams III, mind-bending works by Chris Ware and Alan Moore, up to installation comics by Thai cartoonists Preecha Raksorn, Peeraphat Kittisuwat and Tuna Dunn, this talk aims at diving deep into the limitless potential of comics art to reorganise our relationship with time and space through innovative comics layouts and non-linear graphic storytelling.
漫畫學者 Nick Sousanis 曾說：「[漫畫] 頁面的整個構圖都是一個相連的空間，而非從一點到另一點的鏈式序列……是一種網狀伸展的關聯，將碎片編織成一個有機整體。每個元素都與萬物一體。」
漫畫是一種具有序列和同時性本質的藝術形式。它與文字或電影作品線性鋪敘大有區別：讀者能即時一覽各種時間和空間。這場講座講從1920-30年代的高度創意和結構化的漫畫（Winsor McKay、Frank King或George Herriman）到手塚治虫的漫畫頁面說起，向參與者介紹 Tobias Schalken 和 Olivier Schrauwen 的另類歐洲漫畫，Frank Quitely 和 J.H. Williams III 引人注目的超級英雄漫畫布局，Chris Ware 和 Alan Moore 令人嘆為觀止的作品，以及泰國卡通家 Preecha Raksorn、Peeraphat Kittisuwat 和 Tuna Dunn 的裝置漫畫，帶大家領略漫畫藝術裡，創新版面和非線性圖像敘事所含的無限潛力，探討它如何重塑我們與時間和空間的關係。
Talk 座談 The Road Taken: Making Documentary Comics 紀實漫畫的漫漫長路
by Huang Pei-Shan 黃珮珊
Founded 10 years ago, Slowork Publishing makes documentary comics its main feature despite original graphic novel productions and works being rare in Asia. Its publications grow from handmade books to luxuriously printed magazines and standalone volumes that cover a range of important topics on physical and psychological realities, society, and history. Slowork Publishing has been selling it's overseas copyrights for publication in various languages. It has also won numerous awards in recent years. In this session, we will take a look at the journey taken by this one-person publishing house and let its editor-in-chief tell us how it blazed a trail amidst the challenges of funding, editing, planning, and marketing in a publishing world with no peers.
慢工文化成立十年，它在亞洲製作市場和作品都鮮少的原創圖像小說，以「紀實」為主要類別。出版作品從手工製書，到用紙、用墨、華麗的刊物《熱帶季風》，到多本關於身心、社會、歷史等各種重要議題的單行本，售出各種語言的海外版權，近年更獲得了多項的獎項。本活動邀請慢工文化這家一人出版社的總編輯，分享如何在一個幾乎沒有同伴的世界裡，在資金、編輯、企畫和推廣銷售等不同面向上，開出一條道路。
Dialogue 專題對話 Between Truth and Fiction 真實與虛構的邊界
Moderator : Huang Pei-Shan 黃珮珊 Artists 藝術家 : Malaysia 馬來西亞 | Lefty Julian 甘承耀，NOvia Shin 冼佩珊 Taiwan 台灣 | Adoor Yeh 阿多，Tseng Yao-Ching 曾耀慶，61Chi 劉宜其
Documentary comics are created based on true events, people, feelings, social issues, and folk cultures. In contrast, narratives are typically characterised by their fictionality. This dialogue session invites us to ponder on 1) the qualities of truth and fiction held by documentary comics, 2) the line between truth and fiction, and 3) the kind of truth that we seek in the process of creation.
慢工文化成立十年，它在亞洲製作市場和作品都鮮少的原創圖像小說，以「紀實」為主要類別。出版作品從手工製書，到用紙、用墨、華麗的刊物《熱帶季風》，到多本關於身心、社會、歷史等各種重要議題的單行本，售出各種語言的海外版權，近年更獲得了多項的獎項。本活動邀請慢工文化這家一人出版社的總編輯，分享如何在一個幾乎沒有同伴的世界裡，在資金、編輯、企畫和推廣銷售等不同面向上，開出一條道路。
Dialogue 專題對話 Oh the Good Old Comics Times! 漫畫的美好年代
Speakers : Aliow 阿料 & Lefty Julian 甘承耀
It was the 1990s when the internet wasn’t widespread and smartphones didn’t exist. All that the youngsters could spend their idle time on were books, magazines and comics. The variety and sales of comics hit an all-time high.
Comics of those days came in a myriad of genres, styles and topics. That era also gave rise to talented comic writers, from Europe, America and also Asia, who produced works that were unconventional, disruptive and experimental.
Speaker Aliow invites his audience to join him on the journey back to the good old comics times and revisit some inspiring works and comic writers that left a lasting impact on the world.
在互聯網還未普及，也沒有智能手機的上世紀90年代，，書本、雜誌和漫畫幾乎是當時年輕人的的休閑必需品。各地出版社出版的漫畫，不管是銷量或類型都達到了高峰。
當時出版的漫畫類型、風格和種類百花齊放，不管是歐美或亞洲，都出現了一批有別於傳統，具顛復性或實驗性的作者與作品。
分享會旨在介紹當時讓人眼前一亮，甚至影響深遠的一些作者與作品，一起走入分享者眼中漫畫的美好年代。
Dialogue 專題對話 Graphics as a Medium for Social Engagement and Protest 圖像作為社會介入與抗爭的媒介
Speakers : Fahmi Reza
Known for his strong visual language and thought-provoking designs, Fahmi Reza showcases how graphics transcend boundaries and convey powerful messages. Drawing from his extensive body of work, Fahmi will share compelling examples of how he utilises visuals and graphics as mediums for protest and activism. By challenging authority and promoting social justice, Fahmi's work ignites a sense of urgency and demands change. Discover how Fahmi's protest graphics act as catalysts for change.
法米惹札的視覺語言自成一格，圖像設計發人深省，證明了圖像也能夠跨越界限，傳達強而有力的信息。法米將分享他如何通過其作品，以視覺和圖像作為媒介進行抗爭。其作品挑戰權威、聲張社會公義，在社會上燃起了改革的火苗。通過分享會，讀者將發現他的圖像如何激發大眾參與社會運動，超越了圖像和視覺本身，推動社會變革的進程。
Artists Sharing 藝術家分享 Tseng Yao-Ching 曾耀慶 + 61Chi 劉宜其
Artists Sharing 藝術家分享 NOvia Shin 冼佩珊 + 阿多 Adoor Yeh
Artists Sharing 藝術家分享 Lefty Julian 甘承耀
Workshop 工作坊 Here, Then & Now: Opening Comics Windows through Time 未來過去的現在：操控时间的漫画
Conductors : Nicolas Verstappen
In 2011, MAUS author Art Spiegelman stated, “Like how does something happen, and... how does it reverberate through time? And that act of memory is important, and comics are great for memory. Like even when you have a short comic, like a three-panel comic, you've got a past, a present and a future as soon as you look at those three boxes. And that allows you to reflect and compare times.”
Building upon the concept of “windows on time in a single place”, developed by the American cartoonist Richard McGuire in his two graphic narratives titled HERE (1989 in the pages of RAW, and 2014 as an extended graphic novel), this workshop will focus on channelling the comics art’s ability to explore the flow of time in unique ways. Participants will be invited to produce a one-page comics narrative to reveal how a single place can fill itself with history over days or millennia through layered and interwoven personal, communal and -at times -political events. After a 30-minute introduction to the technique, participants will work on their pages while receiving feedback and advice from the speaker.
MAUS 的作者 Art Spiegelman 於 2011 年時這麼說道：“一件事是如何發生的，然後......它如何在時間中迴蕩？留下記憶是重要的，而漫畫正適用於記憶。即便是個短篇漫畫，一個三格漫畫，看著這三個框框的同時，你就擁有過去、現在和未來。這樣我們就能反思和比較時間。”
美國漫畫家 Richard McGuire 曾在兩部名為《 HERE》 的圖像小說裡（1989 年版發表於 《RAW》 ，而 2014 年的是擴寫增訂版）開發出「固定空間內多時線分鏡」的系統。工作坊以此為設計理念，借助漫畫藝術獨特探索流動時間的能力，請參與者創作一張單頁漫畫。工作坊前30分鐘將帶參與者學習如何透過個人、社會，乃至政治事件的層層交織和堆疊，讓同個空間內承載數日或數千年的歷史。之後，他們將在講者的引導下製作他們自己的漫畫。
Workshop 工作坊 Whose Story and What?: On Relating Events to Comic Writing 誰的故事，我們再說一次：從事件到圖文創作
Conductors : Tseng Yao-Ching 曾耀慶 & 61Chi 劉宜其
The information that we possess often does not come from primary observation and judgement. Instead, it is usually relayed through government announcements, news reports, and gossip. The same story can vary greatly when retold by different people, whether it is done consciously or unconsciously. It should be noted that we are both receivers and producers of such information.
This workshop aims to explore the choices that one makes when recreating a visual story from a reference event. Through this hands-on activity, we shall witness the effects that such choices have on the final outcome.
我們腦中許多資訊並非來自第一手的觀察與判斷，而是由他人的轉述形塑：政府公告、新聞報導、流言蜚語。同樣一件事，在不同的講述者自覺/不自覺的選擇下，會說成不同的樣貌。我們不僅是這些資訊的聽眾，也經常是講述者。
本工作坊將以圖文創作的方式演練並探討：當我們轉述一件事，我們會做出哪些選擇，將事件說成怎樣的故事？
Workshop 工作坊 7 x 7
Conductors : Adoor Yeh 阿多
7 x 7 is a beginner workshop that encourages participants to create a story of themselves and an object through comic art. Participants are required to bring an object from home that has existed for more than 7 years which they could not bring themselves to dispose of. Through the process of writing comic, we will explore the stories and emotional connections between the said object and its owner. This workshop welcomes the participation of the elderly and retirees who would like to experience the interweaving of personal history and their imagination.
「7×7」工作坊將漫畫作為創作媒介，嘗試連結近身的現成物，進行多維度的纏繞敘事。參與者準備一件在自家七年以上、想處理卻一直閑置的物件，與經歷同樣歲月時光的人類相互加乘，作為情感抒發的指引。想像滯留的物件，靜靜等待與歷經歲月輪替的生命經驗重新連接，並呼應原稿展的主軸，叩問紀實漫畫所謂的真實。此工作坊歡迎中老年與退休人士參與，無需技巧技術要求，專注釋放歷史與想像。
Workshop 工作坊 Visualising Your Childhood 漫畫童年
Conductors : Lefty Julian 甘承耀
Is there a conversation or a snapshot of an image from your childhood that remains with you throughout your lifetime? This workshop will guide participants to turn their beloved recollections of their childhood into a tangible keepsake—by enshrining it in the form of comic.
你的童年是否有一段記憶，例如對話或者閃現的畫面讓你印象深刻？此工作坊將讓參與者以連環圖方式來敘述一段童年情景，將腦海中揮之不去的記憶，化爲筆下的漫畫敘事。
Workshop 工作坊 The Maximalist City 不極簡城市
Conductors : NOvia Shin 冼佩珊
This workshop invites participants to walk along the streets of George Town and look closely at the exquisite views that make up the city. Whether it be the old shops hidden in the back alleys, or the furry legs of tourists waltzing through the tropical heat, they can all be made into miniature drawings to tell the story or paint a picture of what the city looks like in detail. Participants do not need to be artistic to join this workshop. All you need to bring is just your curiosity and let it lead you to the little charms of the city.
在「不極簡城市」工作坊，我們將一起走街觀察，捕捉城市中的細節，將故事縮小成小型的紙藝，讓您從細微中發現城市的故事。 這個工作坊將城市場景和故事以迷你的方式呈現，無論是小巷弄的老店面或者街道上行走的路人的脚毛都可以把它畫出來。 無需繪畫經驗，只要帶著好奇心，就可以加入這個有趣的體驗，尋找城市中微小的美。
Courtesy of Angin Berlabuh—Asian Documentary Comics Photographer: Thum Chia Chieh
Artists 藝術家 :
Nicolas Verstappen
Nicolas Verstappen is a Belgian lecturer and comics scholar at the International Program of the Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is the author of the Eisner Award-nominated book The Art of Thai Comics: A Century of Strips and Stripes (River Books, 2021). His academic research mainly focuses on the history of Thai and Burmese comics, comics as a language of psychic trauma, and experimental comics composition. He is the editor of the XeroXed and GAP - ช่องว่าง comics zine series and an occasional panel moderator, exhibition curator, and creative workshops coordinator (Pierre Feuille Ciseaux international comics residency-laboratory). He also launched the Thai Comics Archives aimed at preserving Siamese and Thai comics for academic research. Numerous works by his students are displayed on his website From Dusk Till Drawn.
比利時人，現為泰國朱拉隆功大學傳播藝術學院國際課程的講師和漫畫學者，主要研究泰國、緬甸漫畫史，漫畫作為心理創傷的語言以及實驗性漫畫構圖。名下著有曾獲艾斯納獎提名的《泰國漫畫藝術：百年漫畫史》，亦是 XeroXed 和 GAP 漫畫合輯系列的編輯，偶爾也擔任專題主持人、策展人和創作工作坊協調人（Pierre Feuille Ciseaux 國際漫畫駐村實驗室）。他還創立了泰國漫畫檔案館，旨在保存暹羅和泰國漫畫作品，供學術研究之用。旗下許多學生的作品都展示在他的網站 From Dusk Till Drawn 。
Tseng Yao-Ching 曾耀慶
Tseng Yao-Ching (1989 - ) is a Kaohsiung native who graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of National Taiwan Normal University. He mirrors the self using visuals and texts, with an emphasis on the unpredictability and physical sensations experienced in the process of creation. He attempts to capture, shape, and describe the self and the tangible world through various gestures and movements. He hopes that the forms of his creations are integrated as part of their content and freed from the role of being just a medium.
1989年生於高雄，畢業於臺灣師範大學美術系。以繪畫與文字作為自身的鏡像身體，重視作品生成過程中的身體感與隨機性，盡力以各種可能的姿態與運動方式描述並形塑自己，以及所接觸的世界。期許自己使作品的形式亦構成內容本身，而不止於容器的功能性。
Adoor Yeh 阿多
Born in Taipei, Adoor Yeh has been writing comics since 2013. Some of her self-published works include Sore Throat, Bus Bomb, Remote Island ep. 01-02, and Winter. Her works appeared in the 2017 Angoulême International Comics Festival in France. Her first graphic novel taskun mudaan (walking together), published in 2021 and nominated for Taiwan’s Openbook Award, tells the story of how regional revitalisation meets traditional tribal life. In 2022, Adoor participated in artist residencies in Angoulême and Blois’s bd BOUM
阿多 (Adoor Yeh)，台北人，2013年開始漫畫創作。獨立出版作品有 Sore Throat, Bus Bomb, Remote Island ep.01-02, 《冬》等。2017年參展法國安古蘭漫畫節。2021年出版第一本單行本漫畫《taskun mudaan 一起走》，是一部探討地方創生介入原住民部落的輕鬆小品，入圍Openbook 好書獎年度生活書。2022年連續駐村安古蘭和布洛瓦bd BOUM漫畫之家。
Fahmi Reza 法米惹札
Hails from Kuala Lumpur, Fahmi Reza is a self-taught political graphic designer and activist. Through his artistic prowess and fearless activism, Fahmi has been an outspoken critic of the Malaysian government for the past 20 years. As a result, he has faced numerous repercussions, including arrests, charges, bans, and even a jail sentence. Driven by his passion for social justice, Fahmi seeks to merge art, activism, and politics. He constantly explores the role of design and art in driving social change. His work serves as a testament to the power of art in igniting political discourse and promoting social change.
法米惹札來自吉隆坡，是位自學而成的平面設計師及社會運動分子。他的設計獨樹一幟，對強權無畏無懼，成為了近二十年來政府最猛烈的批評者之一。他因此遭受了無數打擊，包括面臨逮捕、控告、禁令，甚至惹上牢獄之災。憑著他對社會公義的一腔熱血，法米希望藉由結合藝術、抗爭和政治，讓藝術在社會改變的洪流中成為推動力。他的作品證明了藝術的力量，不僅能推動政治討論，更能啟動社會變革。
Lim Cheng Tju 林增如
Lim Cheng Tju writes about history and popular culture, especially Southeast Asian comics. He is the Singapore editor for the International Journal of Comic Art. He also writes and edits comics sometimes.
東南亞漫畫史學和大眾文化研究者，國際漫畫藝術期刊的新加坡編委代表，偶爾也創作和編輯漫畫。
61Chi 劉宜其
A freelance artist from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, specialising in graphic novels, illustrations, and graphic designs with a focus on urban themes.
Having received professional art training, her career began with self-published works which won several awards, including the Excellence Award from Japan MOFA’s 8th International Manga Award in 2015, and the Best Cross-media Applications and theBest Comic Strip Collection from the Golden Comic Awards. Her works were also nominated for the non-fiction category in the Taipei International Book Exhibition Grand Prize in 2015 and appeared in the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012 and 2014. In 2018, she was awarded the Best New Talent in Creative Expo Taiwan’s Talent 100. Between 2016 and 2017, she spent three months each at the Schiller Art Center in Kolin, Czech Republic and the International Centre for Comics and Images in Angoulême, France as an artist in residence.
臺灣高雄人，漫畫、插畫、平面設計三棲的自由接案者，擅長並關注城市題材。 美術科班出身，玩自費出版起家，作品曾獲2015年日本外務省第八回國際漫畫「優秀賞」、2015年臺北國際書展大獎非小說類入圍作品、金漫獎跨域應用獎、最佳單元漫畫獎。2012、2014年法國安古蘭國際漫畫節台灣館參展漫畫家，2018年台灣文博會Talent 100 年度新秀。2016至2017年間，分別前往捷克（庫倫洛夫的席勒藝術中心）與法國（安古蘭國際漫畫暨影像城）藝術駐村各三個月。
Lefty Julian 甘承耀
Lefty has more than 30 years of experience in the comics industry. His Major Zombie comic series has won the Best Series and the Best Independent Comics at PeKOMIK Awards Malaysia.
Born and bred in the island of Penang, Lefty has been working in various places between 1991 and 2018, including:
- Kuala Lumpur - Senior Art Director, Kadokawa Gempakstarz
- Singapore and USA - Editor and artist, Storm Lion Pte Ltd
- Shanghai, China - Editor-in-chief, Left Pocket Creatives
- Penang - Part-time lecturer and course planner, The One Academy
Lefty has since returned to work in various heritage projects. His main passion is in documentary comics. Lefty is also researching on the subject of the Malaysian multiracial community.
土生土長檳島人，漫畫界內打滾超過30年。名下創作的Major Zombie系列曾獲得馬來西亞漫畫協會PeKOMIK頒發最佳漫畫系列和最佳獨立漫畫獎。
1991年至2018年間遊走世界各地工作：
- 角川平方 - 高級藝術總監 （吉隆坡）
- Storm Lion - 編輯兼畫家 （新加坡、美國）
- 左袋創意 - 總編輯 （上海）
- The One Academy - 兼職講師和課綱策劃 （檳城）
正為古跡文化遺產項目獻力，熱衷製作紀實漫畫，也致力研究馬來西亞多元社會族群的課題。
Huang Pei-Shan 黃珮珊
Pei-Shan is the editor-in-chief of Slowork Publishing. She was formerly trained in theatre design and contemporary art in both Taiwan and Marseille. In 2013, she founded Slowork, a publishing house that is dedicated to developing graphic novels with unique Asian styles and original documentary comics. Her forte lies in discovering new talents and producing works of local and regional culture. Now, she is working on introducing Slowork comics to the world.
慢工文化總編輯，曾於台北和馬賽攻讀劇場設計和當代藝術。自2013年創辦慢工出版社，專注開發原創紀實類漫畫和屬於亞洲的圖像小說風格，擅長發掘新人，製作在地性作品，近年亦將旗下作品推廣至海外各地。
NOvia Shin 冼佩珊
NOvia Shin is a Malaysian illustrator and the grand prize winner of Malaysia’s Young Contemporaries Awards 2016.
NOvia is passionate about local culture and history. She has been documenting history through various media ranging from illustrations, paper art, miniature art, comics, animation and installation art. All these will probably keep her busy for a lifetime.
冼佩珊 NOvia Shin，學不會斷捨離的極繁插畫家， 經常出沒於山洞、二手店、老街和雜物堆 。 多媒體及平面設計出身，於2016年獲得馬來西亞國家美術館舉辦的Bakat Muda Sezaman‘16當代青年藝術大獎。
至今的作品包含插畫、漫畫、動畫、裝置和袖珍藝術。看似不同的藝術媒介，都是在「記錄」，希望用有趣的方式告訴大家在建築或社群背後，被藏著的故事。
Aliow 阿料
Former comic editor and writer. Currently an art educator who spends his free time creating short-form comic art.
曾經的漫畫主編、漫畫人，現為美術老師。教課之余也嘗試創作短篇漫畫。
