Gwangju Folly 5 Re:Folly:
BARE “Air Folly-Material Circularity”
As part of the Gwangju Folly 5 Re:Folly, BARE creates spaces, furniture and clothing using seaweed-based biodegradable plastic envisioning a sustainable and resilient future.
- Date2024.6.18.(TUE) ~ 7.14(SUN)
- Time(TUE–SUN) 10:00–18:00
※ Closed every Monday - PlaceLobby in front of Ticket Office
- Age LimitAll ages
- Price Free
- TicketNonguided exhibition
- Contact+82-1899-5566
About
Plastic products are a major contributor to environmental pollution.
BARE, a team of two architects, Jinhong Jeon and Yunhee Choi, uses parts of seaweeds that are usually discarded to develop alternatives to plastic. Creating spaces, furniture, and clothing applying this material, the architects envision a sustainable and resilient future.
The Air Folly, a combination of the words “air” and “folly” which refers to non-functional architecture, is a mobile shelter. The roof is made of biodegradable fabric, and the floor is also made of biodegradable buoys. Take a seat in the modular shelter and appreciate the variety of colors of the seaweed materials. Try feeling the texture and smell of the seaweed raincoat!
People, animals, and objects are all born/made, live/used, and they all disappear eventually. This 'cycle' is vital for our planet and environment. Seaweed grown in the ocean is not only used for our food, but also makes 'good' vinyl and plastic as it facilitates the decomposition process so that it can completely disappear. We hope this exhibition provides an opportunity for those of us accustomed to single-use items to reconsider and take a closer look at our surroundings.
Air Folly-Material Circularity, conceived and created as part of the Gwangju Folly 5 Re:Folly, offers an opportunity to rethink our environment and the future of our planet by following the life cycle of materials from the ocean to human life and then back to the land and water as they are made, used and decomposed.
What is the role of architecture in the age of climate change? Together with the citizenry, how can architecture respond to this crisis? Organized by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and the Gwangju Metropolitan City, the fifth edition of the Gwangju Folly seeks its way through the principles of circularity. Dominated by a linear socio-economic system, the past two centuries of mass production, consumption, and waste have destructed earth’s ecosystem. As a response to the climate crisis, Re:Folly presents 4 new Follies embodying circular approaches in design, material development, construction, and public participation. Exploring material recycling and regional resources, Re:Folly reminds us that food, clothes, and houses are all connected as a bound community, especially in this age of climate change.
Works
Video, color, sound, 10 min 50 sec., 2024 (Filmed by Studio DEEPROAD)
2024 (Photo by Ahina Archive)
Have a seat in the shelter which is made of biodegradable materials!
Assembly of seaweed-Based biodegradable modular units, Air Buoys, Air Pillows, Air Leafs, LED lights, approx. 540x480x360(h)cm, 2024
Seaweed-based biodegradable plastics / Air-injected seaweed-based biodegradable tube, 44x27x16(h)cm, 2024 (Photo by Ahina Archive)
Seaweed-based biodegradable sheets sewing, velcro, approx. 83x70 cm (For Kids 5-6 Years), 4pcs, 2024 (Photo by Ahina Archive)
Textile Art and Fashion Design of Hongik University, 2024
Workshop
- Date Sat. July 6. 16:00 - 17:30
- Venue ACC Children Play Culture
- Eligible Participants Elementary school students (Grades 3-6)
- RegistrationPre-registration via Google Form Go +
- Programmed by Junglim Foundation Architecture School
About the Artist
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BARE (Jinhong Jeon, Yunhee Choi)BARE(Jinhong Jeon, Yunhee Choi) explores architectural practice through research focusing on the lifecycle of objects and spaces that respond to dynamically changing urban environments. BARE’s work encompasses objects, installations, spaces, and infrastructure. Past projects include a series of pneumatic structures, kinetic pavilions, and selfassembling shelters.
These projects were showcased at the Asia Culture Center (2015), the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (2017), and the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2018). A solo exhibition, Assembly of Air (Factory2, 2021), highlighted the AirBeam Pavilion(2021) which served as a mobile clinic for the Korea Aid for COVID-19 Respiratory Epidemic. Other projects include Air Bean (2021), a modular pneumatic structure, that has been acquired by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) for its permanent collection, and Air of Blooms, Inhabiting Air at Hyundai Motorstudio.
Place Info.
ACC Children, Lobby in front of Ticket Office
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