Woven Memories
Hyejin’s parents came to Incheon from different places. There, they met, worked, raised a family and built a life together. As Hyejin researched their stories, she noticed that many of their neighbours had also come from elsewhere, each bringing different backgrounds, experiences and memories. This led her to see Incheon as a city shaped by the many lives that have come together there. This observation became the starting point for the project.
Visual DNA
Jogakbo, a traditional Korean patchwork technique, brings this idea into the work. By joining separate pieces of fabric into a whole, its structure reflects Hyejin’s view of Incheon as a city shaped by people from different places and backgrounds. Rather than reproducing traditional jogakbo, she uses this principle of joining as a design language. Colours, materials and details drawn from her parents’ stories come together in two hand-sewn Hanbok pieces, connecting their personal memories to the city they helped shape.
