ROLE: Writer and Illustrator
FOCUS: Original stories, visual interpretation and experimental publishing
TAGS: Editorial · Illustration · Writing · Visual Storytelling
Overview
In picture books, illustrated poetry and collaborative interpretations of existing texts, Lau applies audiovisual and graphic-narrative principles to character, rhythm, atmosphere and the relationship between image and language.
Selected Works
➤ Franky: an original unpublished picture book, written and illustrated by Lau Sayús.
➤ Bocas y Bestias: an illustrated poetry fanzine inspired by classic tales.
➤ Mis abuelos también lo cuentan: illustration for a collective publication organized by the City Government of Buenos Aires.
➤ La bella durmiente: a postcard-format collective reinterpretation of the classic story.
➤ Caperucita: selected for a Latin American illustration catalog organized by Universidad de Palermo.
Relevance
These projects foreground original authorship and visual decision-making, complementing the licensed-IP work with evidence of independent worldbuilding and editorial judgment.
"Bocas y bestias", a risograph-printed fanzine.
Illustration based on the song "Si vas para Chile" (Chito Faró) for the book Mis abuelos también lo cuentan, which features stories, legends, and songs from 50 communities in Buenos Aires.
La Bella Durmiente: Illustration for Fixionaria Historias Ilustradas.
