Image Credit: Instagram @drawings_for_my_grandchildren
In this interview series, we take a dive into contemporary culture in South Korea.
Grandpa Chan and Grandma Marina are influencers on Instagram, perhaps unlike anyone else you see on that platform, maybe just because of their age. Their Instagram account Drawings for My Grandchildren started in 2015, for which Grandpa Chan draws and Grandma Marina writes stories of their lives for their grandchildren. After 1100 posts and almost 400,000 followers, Grandpa Chan and Grandma Marina have been claimed by their followers all around the world as their own grandparents.
In this episode, Grandpa Chan and Grandma Marina share their adventures and success on social media, and how they stay connected and communicate with the younger generation.
New Narratives in Korea: Drawings for My Grandchildren
PREMIERES: Monday, August 31, 2020
The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Chan Jae Lee and Kyung Ja Ahn are known as Grandpa Chan and Grandma Marina to their almost 400,000 followers on Instagram and over 500,000 followers on TikTok. They are the winners of two 2019 Webby Awards in the Art and Culture category, winning both the main award and the People’s Voice award, which is voted by the public. After living in São Paulo, Brazil, for over three decades, they now live outside of Seoul, South Korea.
