Joined Feb 2016
- graduated from M.I.A (Malaysian Institute of Art), Malaysia
- awarded the grand prize in poetry (2003, Taiwan),
- awarded the 1st prize in comic competition (2003, Malaysia)
- finalist of THE GOLDEN BUTTERFLY AWARD: BEST ASIA BOOK COVER DESIGN 2005
- a COMPASS (Singapore) member
- a singer/songwriter and the vocalist of a chinese rock band: Prost - songs were selected for Singapore movie {Eating Air} soundtrack,and some rock compilation in Singapore and Malaysia,performed in Singapore and Malaysia from 1997 to present
- an awarded chinese poet, writer, cartoonist.
- 1995-2007 advertishing agencies’ art director - has published few books, included: Take Light as Food (poetry), Strait of Johore (short stories), China X'perience (graphic novel)
- running his online shop selling Men Jackets Coats and Suits Menswear fashion - E1MenJackets.com
email: seensca@gmail.com
Solo Art Exibition:,9-21 May 2008 WHITEBOX GALLERY, Cubao Expo, Manila, Phlippines.
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A graphic novel by SAM SEEN
Graphic Novel Journal Thursday, March 02, 2006 I China X'perience by Sam Seen.
One of the great things about comics is that if the story telling is good, it doesn't matter if the artist and the reader share the same language. The ideas can be conveyed through images. Sometimes this can be a bad thing (as with the recent controversy over the Danish cartoons), but for Malaysian self-publisher Sam Seen's new book China X'perience (2006, Way Publications, Web site) the lack of words doesn't hinder the reading of the stories at all. The book is made up of nineteen short stories (approximately 2-4 pages) that, other than an English title and a short quote, are completely wordless. The lack of words adds to the surreal nature of the stories. In "Bath" a man looks into the drain while taking a shower and gets sucked in. "Fish Man" has a man swimming through the ocean. He eventually grows gills, scales, and a tail before becoming a fish. Other stories are even creepier involving disembodied arms, cockroaches, and murders. It is Seen's art that creates the mood. The protagonist looks to be the same in most of the stories: a bald man with a rarely expressive face. The relatively simple art, but clear story telling, puts the focus on the strange situations the character finds himself encountering. Seen obviously has a creative mind. Each of the stories is unique and has a dreamlike (or nightmare-like) quality. Ignore the title, these stories are universal, and hunt out this book.
China X'perience 3.5 stars (out of 5)
posted by Sean McGurr
