Environmental issues explored in Yun Jung-hye's 'Traces: A Floating Future'
Wondering where to get your art and culture fix this spring? The Korea Craft & Design Foundation has it all for you.
Yun Hye-jung's solo exhibition, "Traces: A Floating Future," is currently on show at the KCDF gallery in Seoul's culture-rich Insa-dong until April 13.
The exhibition is the first in a series showcasing 19 up-and-coming and mid-career artists and groups who won the 2025 KCDF Craft and Design competition.
Yun's exhibition explores environmental issues caused by consuming goods and services, drawing people's eyes to overlooked stories to raise awareness of the climate crisis.
One of the featured artworks,"Floating Crisis," is delicately crafted with plastic bags. It highlights the severity of climate change and pollution in modern society while also reflecting on the impact of human actions on the environment.
Yun encourages visitors to consider the damage they have inflicted on the environment and how their use of plastic bags for convenience has contributed to environmental damage.
Displaying artworks made of everyday reusable materials, the exhibition also sheds light on building a sustainable future by reducing consumption and waste. It also encourages visitors to reflect on whether humans and the environment can coexist in harmony.
The exhibition is open from 10:00 a.m. until 10 p.m. every day and admission is free. For more information, visit the KCDF's official website.
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