Child Appetite

Art, Design, And Everything In Between

Remote Company, Austin, Texas 78628, United States

https://childappetite.com

Child Appetite Overview

Year Founded: 2019

Employees: Under 49

Minimal Budget: Inquire

Average Hourly Rate: Inquire

Child Appetite encompasses art, illustration, and design, with Iris Kwon using painting, illustration, and creative design to explore the relationship between childhood memories and adult identity. The name Child Appetite comes from Korean slang describing adults who retain their childhood tastes and preferences, reflecting Kwon's enduring connection to childhood and the emotional experiences associated with it.

Having grown up across Singapore, Korea, Canada, and the United States, Kwon experienced a sense of displacement and of being an outsider between cultures, languages, and different versions of herself. These experiences inform her creative practice, particularly her exploration of identity, belonging, multicultural memory, and the feeling of being a misfit or outsider.

Rather than simply recreating childhood memories, Kwon uses her work to revisit and reinterpret those memories from her present perspective. Her creative practice embraces what she describes as the hidden or misfit child while exploring the curious, imaginative, and expressive spirit associated with childhood.