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Bojagi Survival Kit

How can we survive only with a piece of cloth after all the materials are gone? 'Bojagi Survival Kit' began with the above question. Being aware of the current global crises such as pandemics, climate changes and wars, the Bojagi, a traditional Korean square-shaped wrapping cloth symbolizes the minimum amount of material left to human beings after today’s material affluence disappears. The Bojagi also works as an artistic motif, a building block for making clothes, safety gears and shelters that protect us from and mediate with the outer environment. Paying attention to the modular, soft and transformable characteristics of fabric, the first batch of works shown in the Zer01ne Day exhibition are the outcome from the experiments particularly in the context of zero-waste Design and DIY manufacturing. Finding common approaches across regions and times, such as in Thayaht’ Tuta and the Korean traditional diving suit called Mulsojungee, I tried to bring attention to the importance of knowledge of material and production techniques as survival skills when faced with crises. Mixed media, Dimensions variable The project was exhibited in the Zer01ne Day, S-Factory, Seoul, Korea. 10.19- 10.22, 2023

Artist: Eun Young Park Design Team: Yewon Cho (Costume making supervisor), Chejo Studio(Graphic Design)