The wood grain of old Hanok meets the grain of denim: Jo Min-yeol solo exhibition 《Silence of Layers: A New Order Built by What Has Disappeared》

At Namsangol Hanok Village, discarded denim is reborn as craft works.

Jo Min-yeol's 《Silence of Layers: A New Order Built by What Has Disappeared》, the second exhibition of the '2026 Namsangol Art Project: Layer', will be held from October 6 to 25 at the Yi Seung-eop House in Samgak-dong.

The materials for the exhibition are denim fragments discarded during the sewing process. By collecting small pieces and compressing and processing them, they are reconstructed into craft works with new physical properties, imbuing waste with new value. The core of this exhibition is the meeting of the wood grain of traditional Hanok and the grain of denim left by human labor, showing the layers of time accumulated in different materials.

Artist Jo Min-yeol majored in metal craft at Universidad Kookmin and completed a Master's degree in design at ECAL University of Art and Design Lausanne. A former resident artist of the Sindang Creative Arcade of the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, they have participated in the solo exhibition 《Beyond the material: Denim Grain》 and 《Thread: On》 at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art.

Meanwhile, '2026 Namsangol Art Project: Layer' is a relay exhibition where traditional Hanok and contemporary art meet. It began last September with SOOSOON's 《House of Ash》, and following this exhibition, the third exhibition by Studio East×East will continue from November 3. Exhibition viewing is free and available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, and it is closed every Monday.