Vanessa Shimon is a designer and illustrator driven by a passion for storytelling. Her interdisciplinary practice spans printed matter, brand identities, packaging, motion design, and more
Eventually
Illustration, Artist’s Book
“Eventually” is a zine about mandarins (the fruit) and Mandarin (the language).
When I peel a mandarin, I think about my mother tongue that I’m no longer fluent in. There’s this unavoidable shame I feel as to not being a fluent Mandarin speaker as a Chinese diaspora.
The zine contemplates on this complexity through a form that mimics the peeling of a mandarin. As one peels through the zine, they will find my recollection of idle summers long past, learning to peel mandarins with my grandmother.