Korean Bojagi Comes to New York

Korean Bojagi Comes to New York

CURATORS: Chunghie Lee and Jiyoung Chung

ARTISTS: Young Soon Cha, In Sook Choi, Kyoung-yeon Chung, Jongmee Jung, Jung Sook Lee, Sora Lee, Young Soon Kim

LOCATION: Abrazo Interno Gallery 

ON VIEW: September 7 – October 6, 2018  

This exhibition, curated by Chunghie Lee and Jiyoung Chung, focused on the traditional Korean crafts of bojagi and joomchi. Bojagi is a traditional Korean textile art form that takes the form of a wrapping cloth or tapestry. Bojagi are designed with themes of health, fertility, longevity, and abundance in mind, and can be found at all levels of Korean society. Joomchi is a Korean paper-making tradition which makes textured and colored hand made paper by repeatedly rubbing and agitating hanji (paper made of mulberry fiber) with water. The resulting paper is six times stronger than the original hanji which allows it to be sewn into clothing and used in the production of functional items like wallets, containers, or even military armor.