人物间 (HUMAN AND MATERIAL GAP)
Textiles have been transformed with the advent of mass production from a valued and repairable object, to 300 000 tonnes of used clothing going to landfills annually in the UK alone. Textiles are so ingrained into our society being worn almost continuously for our entire lives, yet their value and perception now has disconnected us tremendously from their true importance and capabilities. How could we reconnect this gap between us and textiles? What does this unprecedented relationship reveal about us as a species? Through her project, WooJin aims to explore these questions, and to create ways of bridging the gap between us and objects, through creating playful sculptures out of discarded, or old textiles.
I Dream of You, 29x30x7cm, Embroidery on an old sock, 2020
虎死留皮,人死留名。 (When a tiger dies, it leaves behind its skin. When a man dies, he leaves behind his name.)
80x28x40 cm, Embroidery on dissolvable fabric, Ikea bag. 2021
十长生 (Ten Symbol of Longevity), 85x35x30cm, Embroidery on Ikea Bag. 2021.
RE-New, 100x125x3cm, Embroidery on an old sweater, 2021