The LitLab (Literature Lab) is an initiative of the Department of Linguistics and Literature at the University of Bremen and is aimed at upper secondary school students. Through our programs, students come into contact with authors from different backgrounds and are encouraged to develop their creative writing skills under professional guidance and gain initial insights into literary studies.

Comic illustrator Jeff Hemmer shows how communication can succeed without language in a literary-artistic workshop at the Wilhelm-Kaisen-Oberschule. The pupils not only learn the art of drawing comics, but also find out how creative stories can be created without words.

About the person:

*1982 (Wormeldange, Luxembourg)

Jeff Hemmer is a freelance comic artist, illustrator and workshop instructor. After studying history in Scotland, he went on to study at the University of the Arts in Bremen. Hemmer then worked for a long time as a language coach and in facilities for young refugees.

Hemmer currently draws for NGOs, bands and theater productions. He shares his love of comics in drawing workshops at schools, museums and neighborhood centers. In 2024, he received the project grant from the Bremen Authors’ Scholarship.