Via Colossal, we are introduced to the work of ceramicist Yoonmi Nam in her exhibit featuring pottery and architectural elements made on a substrate of single-use, disposable containers. Displayed on traditional soban (์๋ฐ, used as dining trays and general purpose tables) as pediments—Nam employs the green-grey hued glaze, which reminds us of Frankoma ware and also of the craft of kintsugi, both dating from the era of the Goryeo kingdom that once covered most of the peninsula. It is an interesting meditation on the nature of trash and consumption, encased forever as something beautiful and permanent. Much more at the links above.
synchronoptica
one year ago: Campbell’s cocktails plus the Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den
two years ago: assorted links to revisit plus the Peace of Stolbovo (1617)
three years ago: The Lady’s Mercury (1619), artist Carel Fabritius, most quoted and remixed works in the Anglophone literary canon, Walter Cronkite’s Report from Vietnam (1968), reanimating old photos plus the Conservative Political Action Conference
four years ago: more links to enjoy plus birthright citizenship in the US in jeopardy
five years ago: the Reichstag Fire (1933), the art of Alex Moy plus synthetic DNA
