Handowin is a zine-maker contributing to independent publication. In the past three years, she participated in plenty of art book fairs, illustration fairs, and zine fests throughout the world. Through her visualized stories, an incomparable world outlook could be recognized.
Funky Soul Club is a virtual space in which all funky souls are welcomed. Plus, all her zines are designed in an out-of-box thinking way and packaged under a "Funky Super" concept. In 2020, she started a new IP "Rolling my eyes" and related products. Life is short; do something funky.
Funky Zine Forest is a zine duo formed by 4res and Handowin HE. “Funky” originates from Handowin’s Funky Soul Club, while “Forest” is inspired by 4res’ name. Both share a passion for experimenting with zines in distinctive and unconventional ways.
4res is a graphic designer from Hong Kong, a devoted cinephile, and one of the founders of Zinecoop, a Hong Kong–based zine community. His zine not only preserves the vintage aesthetics and beauty of traditional Hong Kong typography but also conveys Hong Kong culture and his own personal sentiments through its content.
Handowin HE is an award-winning author-illustrator based in NYC and Shanghai. With a strong storytelling sensibility, she channels her creative impulses into works that reflect a vivid imagination and a distinctive funky spirit. She has collaborated with various brands, media outlets, and children’s book publishers.
In 2019, 4res and Handowin began their collaboration with the zine series One Tale of Two Cities: Shanghai vs. Hong Kong, exploring parallels and contrasts between the two cities through shared themes. That same year, they started participating in international art book fairs together. Their appearances include Unfold Shanghai, Tokyo Art Book Fair (online), Fanzineist Vienna, UE15–17, Singapore Art Book Fair, KLABF, and Bangkok Art Book Fair. Through Handowin’s visually driven storytelling and 4res’ sharp perspective and critical thinking, their collaboration generates a dynamic and compelling creative dialogue.
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ONE TALE OF TWO CITIES: SHANGHAI vs. HONG KONG
ISSUE 02: DIALECT
LAST MAN STANDING
SUBWAY YOKAI GUIDE
OMIKUJI CARD BOOK
2019 CALENDAR CARDS
CITY EXPLORATION INFOGRAPHY
ISSUE 02: HONG KONG
2025-2026 CALENDAR
OFF WORK IN BOOKSTORES
PANDORA’S BOX
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CITY EXPLORATION INFOGRAPHY
ISSUE 01: TAIPEI
MY WEIRD NEIGHBORS
Attended as an individual (Handowin/ Funky Soul Club):
20181130-1202 Shanghai Jululu Indie Book Fest
20190510-0512 Hangzhou Oasis Fashion & Art Festival
20191108-1110 Boston Art Book Fair
20191206-1208 Okinawa Barrak Art Book Fair
20191219-1222 Seoul Illustration Fair
20200815-0816 Breaking Grounds by Common Rare
20200822 The Grand Theater Art Flea Market
20201002-1004 Hangzhou Illustration Flea Market by 31Jian
20201016-1018 Nanjing Art Book Fair by Bonjour
20240503-0505 Kuala Lumpur Art Fair, KL, MY
20250911-0914 Unfold Shanghai
20251121-1123 Grafixx Fest, Antwerpen, Belgium
20251204-1207 Shenzhen Art 100 +
20260501-0503 GAF Shanghai
20260703-0705 Singapore Illustration Arts Fest, Singapore
Attended as a collective (Funky Zine Forest/ Risolab):
20180622-0624 Shanghai Unfold SHABF
20180629-0701 Beijing aBC
20181012-1014 Taipei Art Book Fair & Bang Bang Bang
20190715-0716 Brooklyn Art Book Fair
20190914-0915 Small Press Expo
20190919-0922 New York Art Book Fair
20200906 Shanghai abC
20210726-0826 Fanzineist Vienna
20210813-0815 Dali Art Book Fair
20210625-0627 Xi’an Art Book Fair
20210501-0503 Shanghai BABF
20211022-1031 Tokyo Art Book Fair
20220722-0724 Suzhou Art Book Fair
20220908-0911 Hangzhou abC
20221001-1003 Xi’an Art Book Fair
20230210-0213 Shanghai abC
20230216-0219 Guangzhou Bigger Art Book Fair
20230209-0212 Shanghai abC
20230609-0611 Unfold Shanghai Art Book Fair
20230615-0618 Beijing abC
20231103-1105 Unlimited Edition, Seoul, KR
20231201-1203 Bangkok Art Book Fair, Bangkok, TH
20241025-1027 Singapore Art Book Fair, Singapore
20241115-1117 Unlimited Edition, Seoul, KR
20241206-1208 KL Art Book Fair, KL, Malaysia
20251031-1102 Singapore Art Book Fair, Singapore
20251114-1116 Unlimited Edition, Seoul, KR
20251121-1123 Grafixx Fest, Belgium
20251128-1130 KL Art Book Fair, KL, Malaysia
20250611-0615 Unfold Shanghai
20260531 Biggest Little Zine Fair, CA, US