- Description
- About the Author & Illustrator
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Shards of My Life offers a snapshot of a Singaporean teenager’s experiences with mental health issues. The teenager Bean is part of the Tak Takut Kids Club community. Through the medium of comics, Bean’s unfiltered expressions speak of frustration and confusion, but also of feelings of safety and support. Bean’s comics are bolstered by the visual narratives of artist Anngee Neo and commentaries of Lim Ci Xuan, a Gen-Z artist-facilitator, both of whom played key roles in Bean’s journey. Together, Bean, Neo and Lim bring to the fore issues like counselling, mentorship and finding security in community.
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Lim Ci Xuan (she/they) is a performance maker who explores the intersections of social advocacy and experimental arts. She is a graduate of ARTivate (Drama Box) and the co-founder of an arts collective Matter.Less.
Anngee Neo is a Singapore-based illustrator and educator who creates drawings with an emphasis on storytelling with compelling characters. She has illustrated multiple children’s books and loves to create comics and zines in her own time.
Cover Type: Paperback
Page Count: 92
Year Published: 2026
Size: 245mm x 190mm (P)
Language: English