Tiziana Jill Beck illustrates her time in South Korea through doodle-like drawings

Illustrator Tiziana Jill Beck is currently based in Berlin and Paris and a couple of years ago, the wayfaring creative found herself spending a year in South Korea. To document her time there, Tiziana decided to create this 84-page, Risograph-printed book.

“Between observation and imagination, the book shows impressions of Seoul and remote areas of the country, as well as portraits with a special focus on existing gestures of everyday life,” explains the illustrator. “Whether in the mountains or among Seoul octopuses in the fish market, the drawings arose spontaneously during my stay.”

This impulsive energy is felt through the whole publication, as Tiziana’s drawings are almost doodle-like in their sporadic and varied nature. From rough architectural studies and imagined vistas to more character and interaction-based, humorous sketches, Tiziana’s drawings range from double-page spread scenes to singular depictions.

All penned in simple black linework, it’s a refreshing way to document a trip and still capture a country in a visual way. Tiziana’s loose, unpolished style lends itself well to this scrapbook-like zine and this lightness and freedom can be seen in her other works, where she uses more colour through crayon, collage and paint.