CONTributors JANUARY - MAR CH 2015
Ferran Montanyà
Ferran Montanyà was born and
raised in Badalona in Barcelona.
He’s an information specialist,
yoga practitioner and runner
when in the mood . A lover of the
Spanish language, he’s recently
started with biographies, his
first a Cuban writer with an
interesting life which he says is
quite fascinating. A self-educated
Batik painter, when he can find
the moment he takes us on a
whistle-stop tour of Spain’s hottest
city (page 16). When it comes to
travel, Africa, South America and
Polynesia are still on his checklist.
He’s already made his dream trip
come true — a month in Australia.
He says it was too short, but is sure
there will be a part two.
Rebecca Boon
Rebecca Boon develops and
implements programmes for
the Singapore International
Foundation that enable
Singaporeans to contribute to
understanding and development
overseas. This issue she offers
her tips for volunteering (page
10), believing in fostering ties and
trust between Singaporeans and
world communities, to enrich
lives and effect positive change.
Rebecca has been in development
work for 14 years and says that
the role of volunteers cannot be
underestimated, believing that
learning and self-discovery takes
place when you immerse yourself
in a new environment and work
with others to make a difference.
Gavin Goo
Gavin Goo is a freelance art
director and illustrator who is
based in Singapore. He brings
his artistic talents to the digits
feature in this issue (page 6).
He recently illustrated a picture
book based on a fairy tale with a
local twist, entitled Goh Bee Lock
and the Three Boars. In 2012,
to commemorate the Titanic’s
100th Anniversary, Gavin was
commissioned to illustrate a
picture book about the ship
entitled Ahoy! Titanic which is now
travelling around the world with
an exhibition of Titanic artifacts.
In his free time, he likes to take the
opportunity to visit the library and
borrow lots of picture books, more
for himself than for his kids!
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Bessy Kim
Born in South Korea and raised
in New Zealand, art director
Bessy Kim explored working in
different industries including
education and marketing before
returning to Massey University
to major in visual communication
design. Bessy has worked on award
winning titles such as Discovery
Channel Magazine and exhibition
books for the ArtScience
Museum. Having been raised
in an environment with multicultural influences, Bessy believes
that travelling and exposure to
different cultures is important to
help further your creative eye.
Her travel tip is not to forget to
explore