Lena Hesse
Lena Christina Hesse (* 1981 in Frankenberg an der Eder ) is a German illustrator and children's book author .
Lena Hesse (r.) And the publisher Dr. Kristy Koth from Edition Bilibri
biography
After graduating from high school, Hesse began training as a media designer with a focus on print media and then studied design at the Münster University of Applied Sciences with Marcus Herrenberger and Hermann Dornhege. She also studied for a year at the Escuela de Arte y Diseño in Valencia .
Hesse illustrates books and writes picture book texts for various children's and youth book publishers such as Coppenrath Verlag , Verlagsgruppe Oetinger , Jungbrunnen , Carlsen Verlag , Ueberreuter Verlag , Aracari and Edition bi: libri . In addition, she designs board games for various game publishers, among others. a. Zoch Verlag , Noris-Spiele and Piatnik .
She lives in Berlin .
Works
Own works (selection)
- Fred and Anabel. A Lovestory. Kinderbuchverlag Wolff , 2010
- The little miracle. Edition Bi: libri , 2012
- Twelve! (Text together with Philipp Winterberg ). Jungbrunnen Verlag, 2012
- Something special. Edition Bi: libri, 2013
- A box of nothing. Edition Bi: libri, 2015
- Like Papa (text together with Philipp Winterberg). Edition Bi: libri, 2016
- Recently at the South Pole . Edition Bi: libri, 2017
- Kikeri-what? Edition Bi: libri, 2018
- Sloth race! FISCHER Sauerlander , 2020
- Hello is back here? G&G Verlag , Edition Hippopotamus, 2020
- A box of anything. Edition Bi: libri, 2020
Illustrations of other works (selection)
- Karl Rühmann : Ole can't sleep. Aracari, 2011
- Juma Kliebenstein : Finn on a hot track. Publishing group Oetinger , 2013
- Sandra Hamer : 50 things I can do on a hike. Aschendorff Verlag , 2014
- Various authors: The house book of the most beautiful fables and wisdom stories. Coppenrath , 2015
- Various authors: Kribbel Krabbel Mäuschen. Coppenrath, 2016
- Jutta Driver : The fearful dragon. Ueberreuter , 2016
- Anna Woltz : Sunday, Monday, Starry Day . Carlsen , 2020
- Margit Auer : Lenni in Christmas happiness. Carlsen , 2020
- July Zeh : Every year again. Carlsen , 2020
Other projects
- Fred and Anabel was performed as a puppet theater piece in the Schauspielhaus Bochum from 2011 to 2018 . Directed by Martina van Kasten . Since 2018 it has been performed by the newly founded Junge Bühne Bochum with the same cast.
- Fred and Anabel as cartoon, 2014. Directed by Ralf Kukula .
- The books A Box of Nothing , The Little Miracle and Was Special were translated into German sign language by the Deaf Association of Munich and Surrounding Area eV (GMU) and are freely available as animated picture books in sign language on YouTube.
Exhibitions
- 2018 "Il Bambino Spettatore" - group exhibition as part of the project "Mapping - A map on the aesthetics of performing arts for early years".
- 2017 »Drawing and Wonder« - Pelkovenschlössl , Munich
- 2016 "From rabbits and chickens" - special exhibition in the Gellert Museum Hainichen , curated by Angelika Fischer
- 2015 “Different than planned” - joint exhibition with Diana Laube , Jana Kreisl and Frollein Motte in the gallery “Das kalte Herz”, Berlin
- 2014 "Little Miracles" - Krameramtshaus in the House of the Netherlands , Münster
Scholarships
- 2018 project funding by VG Bildkunst
Web links
- Literature by and about Lena Hesse in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lena Hesse homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vita on Lena Hesse's website. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Details on Lena Hesse at Oetinger Verlag. In: www.oetinger.de. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016 ; accessed on September 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Schauspielhaus Bochum: Fred and Anabel, A love story for children from 3 years based on the picture book by Lena Hesse. Schauspielhaus Bochum, archived from the original on July 20, 2018 ; accessed on July 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Fred & Anabel. A Lovestory. Young Stage Bochum, accessed on July 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Ralf Kukula: Fred and Anabel. June 2, 2014, accessed July 19, 2018 .
- ^ Association of the Deaf Munich and Surrounding Area eV: Children's books in sign language - "A box of nothing". June 28, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
- ^ Association of the Deaf Munich and Surrounding Area eV: Children's books in sign language - "The little miracle". April 16, 2015, accessed July 19, 2018 .
- ^ Association of the Deaf Munich and the Surrounding Area eV: Children's books in sign language: "What special". June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Il Bambino Spettatore: illustratori ammessi. Retrieved May 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Lena Hesse - Drawing and Miracles | Moosach Live. Accessed January 4, 2019 (German).
- ↑ About rabbits and chickens. (PDF; 151 KB) Gellert Museum Hainichen, accessed on July 23, 2019 (Flyer).
- ↑ About rabbits and chickens from Berlin. Wochenspiegel Sachsen, March 31, 2017, accessed on January 4, 2019 .
- ↑ 2015 - event review. Jaja Verlag, accessed on January 4, 2019 .
- ↑ MSD / Münster School of Design - Small miracles exhibition. FH Münster , accessed on January 4, 2019 .
- ^ Occupational group II. VG Bild-Kunst, accessed on January 10, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hesse, Lena |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hesse, Lena Christina (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German illustrator and children's book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankenberg on the Eder |