Uncover the secret language hidden within a mere 10 second glance at your favourite product through my latest workshop, “The Superstore: Packaging Narrative in Visual Storytelling”. This unique approach to understanding the powerful dynamics of visual language and colour combinations transcends the superficial aesthetics, delving into the micro-narratives that have influenced your life in ways you’ve never anticipated.
Our investigation isn’t grounded in exposing the truth. Instead, we aim to submerge ourselves within these visual narratives to interact with our memories and voices, reimagining how they shape our perception of the world. Allow us to guide you towards unlocking the inspiration to craft your own unique packaging narrative and understand the relational dynamics presented to us on a daily basis.
About the Artist
Pat WingShan Wong (aka. Flyingpig) is a community-based illustrator and educator. She is an assistant professor in Hong Kong Baptist University, and was a lecturer at BA Illustration Animation at Kingston School of Art (2022) and graduated from the Royal College of Art MA in illustration (2021). Her practice lies in the intersections of technology, memory and identity that portray individual and community stories ranging from people to space and objects from her surroundings. She published her first illustration book The Scenery of Old Shops (2016) and the second book Once Upon a Time in Tai Kwun (2018). Her works recieved wide press coverage, including The Guardian, The World of Interiors, It’s Nice That and The Londonist, SCMP(HK), etc.
Join “The Superstore”, become the architect of your narrative, and redefine the story encapsulated within a package.
Materials for the workshop will be provided on-site. If you prefer, you can bring your favorite markers.
The workshop will be held in English.”
