Last day today#Craft
Jo Jun-yeon and Song Seong-won [Time in Hands]
Korean original:
조준연·송성원 [Time in Hands]
A two-person show by Jo Joon Yeon and Song Sung Won, each working with the same material, mulberry bark (dak, the bark of the paper mulberry tree). Song, trained in dyeing, treats flowers, branches, grasses and fibres as both subjects of dyeing and craft materials. Jo, who put forward the idea of Slow Craft, shows lamps that use the texture and shape of the bark. It is at CN Gallery, closed on Mondays and public holidays.
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- Dates
- Oct 30 – Nov 8, 2026
- Venue
- CN Gallery (CN갤러리) · Samcheong-dong & Bukchon
- Address
- 서울특별시 종로구 북촌로5길 56-7 (소격동 117-1, 정독도서관 앞)Open in Naver MapOpen in Google Maps
- Hours
- Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00Original: 화-일요일 10:00~18:00Closed: Mon
- Admission
- FreeOriginal: 0원
Visit planning
The calendar entry covers the whole run of the exhibition. Please check opening hours and closing days before your visit.
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Credits
- Artists
- Joonyeon Cho, Sungwon Song
Knowledge cards
Contemporary Craft현대 공예Objects and works that makers create by hand in materials such as clay, wood, metal, lacquer, and fiber, from everyday things to pieces close to sculpture.Read moreClose
01About
Traditional craft was mostly made in workshops, with masters and apprentices sharing the work. From the mid-20th century the studio craft movement took hold, in which a single artist or designer takes a piece from idea to making in their own studio. Today's makers use traditional materials and techniques to make things for today: cups, bowls, and furniture for daily use, and also pieces not meant to be used at all, closer to sculpture. Looking at craft means looking not only at form but at the nature of the material and the marks the hands left. The Seoul Museum of Craft Art opened in Anguk-dong in July 2021.
02In the gallery
Look at the edges, joints, and surfaces of the material: where do traces of hands or tools remain, and where has it been worked smooth?
Wall label terms in Korean
- 공예
- Craft
- 스튜디오 공예
- Studio craft
- 업사이클링
- Upcycling
03Notes
With contemporary craft, look beyond the shape to the nature of the material and the marks of the hand.
This time, at Jo Jun-yeon and Song Seong-won [Time in Hands] —
If you could pick it up and use it, how do you think it would feel in your hand?