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Trees.2023
고개를 위로 한껏 끌어올려야 끝이 보이는 나무들은 자연스럽게 기둥에 시선을 더 많이 주게 됩니다.
갈래와 갈래를 연결하는 하나의 단단한 기둥과 오래 눈을 맞추던 어느 때, 그들의 껍질이 눈에 들어왔습니다.
나무는 한 점에서 시작하여 위아래로 뻗어 나가고 안에서부터 자라납니다.
성장과 함께 밀려난 그들의 가장 오래된 부분은, 때로는 손을 갖다 댈 수 없을만큼 거칠고, 때로는 정갈하게 다듬어진 모양새로 존재합니다.
수피(樹皮)는 각자의 모양으로, 각자의 자리에서 나무의 새 살을 보호합니다. 기둥을 둘러 감싸고, 때가 되면 갈라지고 떨어집니다.
부산물이 되어 바닥을 덮었다가 찬 바람에 날리기도 합니다.
연속적인 시간에 순응하여 갈라지고 떨어지는 나무껍질을 부드러운 실로 표현했습니다.
성장의 증표이자 보호막인 껍질이 땅에 떨어지거나, 바람에 날려 누군가에게 닿을 때 부드러운 모양새이길 바랍니다.
The trees whose tops are only visible when I crane my neck upward naturally draw my eyes to their trunks.
One day, as I focused on those sturdy pillars that connect branch to branch, I noticed their bark.
A tree begins at a single point and grows, extending upward and downward, developing from within.
The oldest parts are pushed outward as it grows—sometimes becoming so rough you can’t even touch them, other times taking on a surprisingly neat and refined appearance.
Bark, in its own form and place, protects the new living layers of the tree. It wraps around and shields the trunk. And when the time comes, it cracks and falls away. It becomes debris, covering the ground, only to be blown away by cold winds.
I chose to express this cracking and falling of bark—its gentle surrender to the passage of time—using soft yarn. Bark is both a mark of growth and a shield. Hoping it takes on a gentle, tender form, when it falls or is carried on the wind to touch someone else.

[Gobi(考備)] A type of indoor furniture that hangs on the wall of a room or a living room designed to keep letters or paper rolls. Gobi is a stationery furniture unique to South Korean sedentary lifestyle, designed to keep letters and paper rolls. Since it is a traditional wall-decorating furniture, the value of the design carries equal emphasis to its practicality. (Source: Cultural Archetype Glossary) Both Gobis are made of gingko trees. The front of the left Gobi uses the kukoraki tree with black patterns found in the heartwood of a persimmon tree to add a sense of decor. The front of the right Gobi is a piece of colored knitted work with knitting needles, showing the patterns of the kurokaki tree. The two contrasting materials – wood and yarn – sit together in harmony.

