Hyunmin Park
My work spans the fields of visual arts, exhibitions, and publishing, with a central focus on picture books. I strive to communicate with audiences through immersive exhibitions that challenge and expand sensory boundaries.
So Much Snow
The magic and wonder of deep winter snow will delight and entertain everyone in this beautiful and intriguing, mostly wordless, picture book that is soon to become a classic!
It snowed all night long. It snowed so much that when two children awake in the morning and want to go outside to play, a shovel isn't even close to being enough. It's SO MUCH SNOW!AWARD
2021 Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Special Mention
2020 Excellent Publishing Content (Korea Creative Content Agency)
2021 Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava Korea's representative picture book (KBBY)"Brisk fun for everyone!"
— Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review"This boldly graphic picture book is as sophisticated as it is fun…and very cool."
― Horn Book Magazine, STARRED Review"So Much Snow is simple visual storytelling at its finest. Perfect for that panacea every elementary
school kid yearns for: the first snow day of the school year!"
― New York Journal of Books"From the very start, So Much Snowis a delightful new view on storytelling. From its turned
perspective, minimal art, and only five sentences, this story opens the door for imagination to soar.
This book is a delightful take on mounting snow and all the ways to celebrate it."
― Dixon Independent Voice
Let's Play Together!
On a pitch-dark night, children set off to play. What kind of playground awaits them? A nighttime playground full of wonder, where imagination turns into extraordinary play equipment.
2023 Bologna Ragazzi The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf
Let's Play Together
(Special Edition)
This book is a special edition published to commemorate the collaboration between author Hyunmin Park and Benetton Kids, with the coloring of the existing book changed.
FINDING LIGHT
빛을 찾아서, Dalgrim publisher, South Korea, 2022
A child sets out on a journey to find light in the dark night. Even without knowing the shape of the buildings, we imagine them through the shapes of their windows. Surrounded by illusions, the child loses the way. What is real, and how can it be found?AWARD
2023 Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava Korea's representative picture book (KBBY)
2023 Nami Concours Shortlisted illustrator
CITY FLIGHT
도시비행(CITY FLIGHT) Changbi publisher, South Korea, March, 2023
Imagining how the city might appear through the eyes of a dandelion, the work dreams of solidarity. By printing and layering CMYK primary colors separately, it seeks to reveal invisible components, aligning the process with its theme of marginalized and overlooked beings.Award
2022 Winning illustrator
Bologna Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition
A WHITE DOG
하얀 개(A White Dog) Dalgrim publisher, South Korea, 2023
White Dog tells the story of a brave and adventurous white dog who sets out on a journey to find a friend—confident in action, yet awkward in forming relationships. Small in size but rich in depth, the book takes the form of a flipbook, using a minimal palette of black, white, and pink to convey both warmth and quiet darkness. Through encounters with characters that seem similar yet turn out to be different, the white dog repeatedly questions identity, belonging, and connection.With its gift-like pink case, pure white cover, and a story that is both humorous and tender, White Dog is a gentle yet powerful offering from Hyunmin Park—an invitation to reflect on difference, companionship, and what it truly means to find a friend.
HOW TO BE A TRUE FRIEND
a Story Told Through Images and ColorHyunmin Park is an artist who designs the way readers see both inside and beyond the picture book. Actively engaging with the physicality of the book, his works have continually surprised readers through playful use of space, shifts in perspective, and reflections on relationships. In his latest work, Park presents a fluid, long-form narrative rich in visual rhythm.How to Become a True Friend features Yeti, a legendary creature, and poses a powerful question about diversity and coexistence. Set against the spectacular backdrop of snowy mountains, the story unfolds like a film, depicting an unfamiliar being gradually becoming a friend. Park’s distinctive imagery—created through a balance of color and empty space—invites readers’ imagination to expand beyond the page. The “blank spaces” transform into the Yeti, steep mountain ranges, snowstorms, and night scenes. Using only three glossy spot colors—purple, magenta, and green—the book offers a unique aesthetic experience found only in print.The story begins as Eugene, head of the Yeti Research Institute, crosses the mountains on a mission to capture a Yeti and turn it into a “friend of humans.” What follows is a sharp black comedy that exposes the hypocrisy of civilization: while humans claim friendship with nature, they attempt to control, tame, and isolate it in the name of science and reason. As the young Yeti is taken into human society, the story asks an unsettling question—who is truly the savage?Hope emerges through Eugene’s gradual change. By spending time with the Yeti and facing the possibility of loss, he learns what it truly means to care for another being. How to Become a True Friend ultimately delivers a quiet but profound message: true friendship begins with respecting others as they are, and meeting them eye to eye.AWARD
2024 Korea Picture Book Award Winner
FROGS AND WHALES
Adapted from a Vietnamese folktale, this book tells a story about nature suffering from waste and the precious value of water. It was also produced as a stage play. Reflecting its environmental message, the book is printed on eco-friendly paper made from recycled sugarcane byproducts, which is biodegradable and free of wood pulp.
THE INCREDIBLE DUNG BEETLE
Using Real Kraft Paper to Showcase Texture in Picture Books
This picture book is uniquely crafted using real kraft paper, allowing readers to directly experience the texture and feel of the material. By integrating the natural qualities of kraft paper, the illustrations come alive with an authentic, tactile dimension. This approach not only enhances the visual appeal but also engages the reader’s sense of touch, making the storytelling experience more immersive. The rough, earthy texture of the kraft paper adds a rustic charm and depth, perfectly complementing the narrative and bringing a new layer of sensory interaction to the world of picture books.
AWARD
2023 Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava Korea's representative picture book
2025 Best Book Design of Korea
The Hare and the Tortoise:
The Final Match
토끼와 거북이의 마지막대결, Woongjin Junior, 2025
POSTERBOOK
Dalsangja, South Korea, 2022
About
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23SS Benetton Kids fashion collabolation
Through a collaboration with the fashion brand Benetton Kids, I created images using the brand’s signature vibrant colors, incorporating patterns from the children’s clothing and characters from the book, which were then released as a clothing collection.
Psychological Center For Children
The Maum Clinic Children Psychological Center, Seoul
Spatial design & mural
The Baron in the Trees
Bologna Children's Book Fair Italian Exellence Contest 2023 Winner
Drawing on Italo Calvino’s The Baron in the Trees, the work contrasts views from the ground and from the trees, suggesting that divided worlds are bridged through the act of seeing from another’s point of view.
Press/ Review/ Interview
TheNewYorkTimes - Picture Books About Snow That Will Melt Your Heart
‘토끼와 거북이’ 이야기의 최최최종판 [.txt], 한겨레 2025.10.17.
그림책 속 세계를 실제 스케일로 만난다!
서울문화예술교육센터 양천, 체험형 전시 <눈 너머 눈> 개최
뉴욕문화원 박현민작가 초청 워크숍
문학레터 차차 '책 이전의 책’
작가의 비밀노트 국립청소년도서관 도서관이야기 2025년 1월호
대출 1위 그림책 ‘하얀 개', 아시아경제 2024.11.27.
Writer Park Hyun-Min
Picture books that help children grow with their “materiality”
그림책 대상에 『진정한 친구가 되는 법』
ACC재단, 어린이 그림책 ‘개굴개굴 고래고래’ 발간, 뉴스워커 2024.5.10.
선유도서관 북토크 현장, 박현민 작가가 말하는 '진정한 친구되는 법' 2024.4.4.
월간그림책 이 책 어때요?- 진정한 친구가 되려면 2024.4.1
“책, 친구가 되어줘!…올핸 어린이 책의 해” 한겨레 2024.3.13.
새 학기 친구 고민, 해답은 의외로 간단한 곳에, 어린이동아2024.2.15.
나와 다르고 낯설어도, 진정한 친구가 될 수 있어 [책&생각], 한겨레2024.2.16.
동화 몇 편 읽는다고 혐오가 사라지진 않겠지만, 서울신문 2024.2.7.
REAL WORKER] 그림책 작가 박현민 (코오롱 브렌우드 인터뷰)
GRAFIA(핀란드 디자인잡지)- New South Korean Picture Books 2023.12.7.
South Korea invites visitors to wear traditional Hanbok and dive into ‘Unlimited Imagination’ during SIBF 2023.10.28.
중동 최대 책 축제에서 빛난 ‘K-북’, 해럴드경제2023.11.3.
韓작가 북토크마다 아랍 독자들…"미래세대는 K북으로 공감", 서울경제 2023.11.4.
韓, 2023샤르자국제도서전 주빈국…아랍권에 한국책 알린다, 아시아경제 2023.10.25.
‘세 개의 실험실’…ACC재단, 어린이 창작력 키운다, 문화일보 2023.10.17
제11회 구로책축제 10월 7일 개막 이동진 영화평론가, 김태훈 팝 칼럼니스트 등과의 만남, 문화일보 2023.09.27.
[작가인터뷰] <도시풍경> 전시 박현민 작가 2023.10.02.
군포시 '그림책꿈마루' 개관…옛 배수지 터에 복합문화공간 조성(개관식 참석) 2023.09.01
군포시, 배수지 터에 그림책꿈마루 개관 / OBS 뉴스O 2023.09.01.
달스튜디오 2023.08.15. 볼로냐의 선택 박현민 작가 <하얀개>로 돌아왔다.
동화 읽는 어른 2023년 6월호 (통권 346호) 이달에 만나는 우리작가 : 그림책의 가치를 높여주는 물성
어패럴뉴스(Apparelnews) 2023. 06. 01. '베네통키즈' 오프라인 매출 개선
EBS 뉴스브릿지 2023. 04. 25. 작고 여린 존재들의 시선으로…그림책 '도시 비행’
The Horn Book Magazine 2023. 04. 17. Review of So Much Snow by Patrick Gall
경향신문(The Kyunghyang Shinmun) 2023. 03. 24.
“날아라, 민들레”…보도블록 틈새에서 빌딩숲 가장 높은 곳으로
월간그림책 2월호 2023. 02. 01. 작업실에서 만난 젊은 작가 : 발견의 기쁨을 주는 작가
어패럴뉴스(Apparelnews) 2023. 01. 27. ‘베네통키즈’ 주니어 라인 강화
에듀동아 TV 인터뷰 2023. 01. 06. 빛을 찾아 함께 모험을 떠나자! 박현민 작가 이야기
어린이동아(Kids donga) 2023. 01. 05. 독서? 재미를 느꼈다면 성공이죠!
Picturebook Builders 2022. 12. 30. Review by Sara Holly Ackerman
Kirkus Review 2022. 11. 01. Brisk fun for everyone!
그림책 ARTIST ep. 05 2022.05.03 책의 물리적 특성을 모조리 활용하는 작가, 박현민
올레TV 파본자들 E.45 2022.04.21. 패널출연(사샤의 북극대모험)
문화일보(Munwha) 흰 종이가 그대로 눈이 되었다 2021. 01. 08.
흰 종이가 그대로 눈이 되었다
경향신문(The Kyunghyang Shinmun) 2020. 11. 27.
당신이 내리고 싶은 눈만큼 여백은 상상 이상의 세상이 돼요
Workshop
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About & Contact
Hyunmin Park(Park Hyun-min)
Born and based in Seoul, Korea(1986)My work spans the fields of visual arts, exhibitions, and publishing, with a central focus on picture books. Alongside winning prestigious domestic and international awards, I have actively participated in global book fairs and events as a lecturer and workshop leader. Furthermore, I strive to communicate with audiences through immersive exhibitions that challenge and expand sensory boundaries.AWARD
2020 Excellent Publishing Content (Korea Creative Content Agency)
2021 Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava Korea's representative picture book
2021 Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Special Mention
2022 Winning illustrator Bologna Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition
2023 Winning illustrator Bologna Book Fair Italian Excellence
2023 Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava Korea's representative picture book
2023 Bologna Ragazzi The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf
2023 Nami Concours Shortlisted illustrator
2024 Korea Picturebook Award Grand Prize(fiction)
2025 Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava Korea's representative picture book
2025 Best Book Design of KoreaCONTACT
[email protected]
instagram @hyunminpark524