Henn Kim is a South Korean artist known for her black-and-white illustrations that blend real and fantasy worlds. Her surrealist art touches on themes of depression, love, family and music and her new memoir I Need Art: Reality Isn't Enough is a striking and intimate look at her life from 17 to 33, through text, imagery and poetry.
In her early career, Kim drew worked as a graphic designer, and later transitioned into illustration. She shot into the spotlight with her cover illustration for Sally Rooney's Normal People and has worked for the likes of UNICEF, Nike, the BBC and TED. I Need Art: Reality Isn't Enough is her second book, the first being Starry Night, Blurry Dreams.
