Jeju’s stone walls stand strong against harsh wind by dispersing the wind through holes between the stones. The artwork is an ‘open wall’ that embodies the structure of the stone walls using sky blue ceramic. It symbolizes the wind’s path across the sky as well as the path across the earth where people communicate.

Ju Sekyun performs various works including ceramics, sculpture and installation on the awareness, perception and memory of people based on his interest in the system that symbolizes social, cultural and customary meanings.

There’s a custom among Jeju people where family, relatives and neighbors gather to attach straw ropes over thatched roofs as it requires a lot of labor. The artist created this device that lets people talk to one another from each end, embodying the image of people working the ropes.

Choi Jungwoo creates sculptures on the relationship and inner values based on his observation and contemplation on events that occur and emotions.

The artist turned inspiration from bulteok (fire pit) and tewak (buoy) used by haenyeo (or female divers) when they rest at sea or on land into a bench that offers a place to rest in everyday life. Inspired by the knots and net of a tewak, the team designed a flower-like pattern that reflects various colors of light, like sunrays glistening on the sea.

Graft Object creates various structures that proposes a change in daily live based on an interest in architectural structures. Designer CREAMseouldesigns cycling gear with a sense of wit.

Jeju’s “haenyeo” (female divers) have supported their families by diving to harvest from the ocean. Inspired by their lives of diving in and out of the waters, the artist designed the columns to represent underwater pressure and the weight of life. The world above represents the water, while below represents above the sea, reversing the two worlds.

Han Kwangwoo designs sculptures and installations to express material and non-material, human and society, nature and man-made, the constant and the variable by studying the properties of materials and the way to treat them.

A “sandam” is Jeju’s unique tomb style that builds a rectangular stone wall around the tomb to protect against fire and prevent horses and cows from entering. The artist reinterpreted the “sandam” form to create a square frame and placed a polygonal piece inside that represents the soul of the deceased. The work reminds us of the values of what Jeju people protected and held.

Yoon Seongho explores the meaning of existence through his ceramic work of geometric reinterpretations with an interest in man-made structures in our cities that no one pays attention to such as stairs, railways and machine parts.

Jeju gates have three horizontal logs (“jeongnang”) inserted into two vertical stone pillars (“jeongjuseok”). The position of the “jeongnang” is a signal that reveales the whereabouts of the resident. The artists of teamVOID created a digital version of this system to provide a status update of the artists in their studio in Seoul far from Jeju using a combination of digital “jeongnang”.

Media art group teamVOID’s Son Junbong, Bae Jaehyeok, and Seok Buyeong create work using various mediums and technologies to express conflicting values such as analogue and digital, nature and machine.

In order to survive in Jeju’s barren natural environment, the people of Jeju had to work together in tight-knit communities. The installation that has a strong intertwined structure represents the people who overcome challenges together. The neon yellow glow permeates the space, further representing the strong spirit of Jeju people.

Hong Soo uses light to change ordinary spaces and provide a new experience, observing how people are not aware of the existence of light in everyday life.

Many Jeju towns featured a horse mill, where a horse turned a large stone wheel that was used to grind grains. Inspired by this simple structure and its mechanism, the artist produced this mobile that rotates in the wind. The work captures the joy that Jeju people must have felt when milling their harvest at the end of a strenuous year of farming.

Noh Haeyul does kinetic artwork based on his interest in mathematical thinking and kinesis.

The artist drew inspiration from the color of “galjungi”, Jeju’s traditional clothing dyed with local persimmons, and the forms of structures made by Jeju people to express Jeju’s lines and colors. He gathered the shapes of wondam, fortresses and bulteok via satellite photos of Jeju and arranged them to visualize the wisdom and tradition of the people of Jeju.

Lee Heejoon turns the proportion of shapes and colors found in the pieces of coincidental moments in life into his own unique graphic language.

Inspired by Jeju’s tradition of making household items from woven straw or grass, the artist manually wove carbon fibers into threads, and then used computer engineering to design an optimal vertical structure. As seen through the gaps in this structure, the surrounding landscape constantly changes, with new scenery appearing every moment.

Roh Ilhoon creates new forms that exceed the limitations of reality by studying the principles of the shapes of natural objects and properties of materials.

This work is a representation of the wisdom of the people in Jeju’s past and present. Jeju’s people, in the past, released horses on fields to tramp on soil to prevent seeds from blowing away in the wind. Modern day people of Jeju use wind to generate power. Spinning in the wind, the small turbine at the top generates power to turn the crank, which then presses down on cushions representing the layers of earth.

Hwang Moonjung’s work brings change in daily life based on a specific space, the features of the space and its relation to the people who occupy the space.

This work transforms Jeju’s unique traditional fishing method “teu” used to catch damselfish into a trampoline. A cupped net on a circular frame is attached to the sail, which creates a characteristic form hanging below the waters. The movement of the trampoline represents the boat rocking on waves.

B.U.S Architecture’s Park Jihyeon and Jo Seonghak view architecture as not simply creating a building, but a social and cultural process of creating a space. They create platforms that anyone can communicate and imagine in daily lives.

Jeju people often tied their thatched roof down with a net of straw-rope to protect it from the island’s fierce winds. By reflecting this structure of the traditional houses of Jeju, the artist arranged a bench inside a cube of straw-rope, so that people can sit around together. The work holds the trace of time that Jeju people spent to preserve their life necessities.

Furniture designer Kim Jeongseob delivers creative designs by making new attempts developed from the way materials were used traditionally.

This space is based on “bulteok” (fire pit), a practical space inside a curved stone wall where “haenyeo” (female divers) of Jeju convene to warm up by the fire, change out of or into their diving suit as well as a space for communication simply chatting and exchanging tips. The work provides a space to rest and interact as a bench that represents the pattern of the “bulteok” stone walls reinterpreted by the designers.

Design studio COM’s Han Juwon and Kim Sejung do creative work in various areas, including furniture, space design, graphic design and installation.

The artist drew inspiration from the stone walls and straw ropes used to fight the fierce winds of Jeju. He imagined a situation of how a Jeju artist might wrap and package works to be shipped to distant lands. These works are variations of the aesthetic structure that emerged from the process of wrapping and tying works.

Yang Junguk does installations centered around descriptive texts based on his feelings and thoughts.