An exhibition on traditional Korean patterns opens in Seoul — Korea Herald
The exhibition “Equinox” by designer Chang Eun Bok has opened at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art in South Korea. It is dedicated to reinterpreting traditional Korean patterns in contemporary design. The exhibition traces more than four decades of her work with textiles, furniture, household objects and interior spaces.
As Korea Herald reports, the exhibition features around 400 works: patterns, projects related to traditional Korean papermaking, light and spatial installations. The designer said she used the principles and techniques of Korean craftsmanship, interpreting them through a contemporary aesthetic.
Collaboration with craftspeople
Chang Eun Bok worked with traditional masters, including Yoon Gyu Sang, a holder of the intangible cultural heritage of Jeollabuk-do Province, Usanjang, as well as Jeon Gwang Chae, a holder of national intangible cultural heritage in the field of natural dyeing. She also independently studied certain techniques for working with Korean paper and traditional dyeing in order to reinterpret them in her own design projects.
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An installation about nature and home
The central work of the exhibition is the immersive installation “Tapdori: Circumambulating a Pagoda in Prayer.” The circular space combines images of mountains, the sea and stars: blue Geumgangsan Mountains and the sea surround a space patterned with constellations, while a composition of layers of traditional Korean paper umbrellas resembling a tower of light is placed at the center.
The designer explained that she sought to find a space for recreating inherent beauty within contemporary or industrial systems. In the work “Chidjang,” intricate patterns are revealed only after outwardly restrained doors are opened. According to her, Korean aesthetics also allows for irregular harmony instead of perfect symmetry. The exhibition will run until March 7.
