My Rose My Emerald and My Blue Bird 

Story and pictures by Nakyeng Hwang 

Designed by Daewoong Kim of Corners 

Printed and published by Corners 

Hardback, 28 pages, 13.2 x 19 cm

Edition of 300 

Published in 2017 

My Rose My Emerald and My Blue Bird describes a journey of a girl who seeks to find a book about herself. Where the desert meets the sea, there lies a library. Among an infinite number of books, she discovers her favourite words and books. The words she chooses are written in the book about herself. 

The story explores how we are shaped. We read the world. We continuously experience the world through encounters, conversations, and relationships. From our chosen past to every possible future, we select, edit and remember our experiences. These experiences become memories consisting of our consciousness. When we become aware of them and label them, we find ourselves.