Connecting Past, Present, and Future through Samsil and Mosisil

Gong Geunhye Gallery, Moon Bori Solo Exhibition 'Connecting the Relationships of Time'
Geometric Abstract Works Expressing Connectivity and Boundaries through Samsil and Mosisil Weaving

The solo exhibition "Connecting the Relationships of Time" by artist Moon Bori, who presented abstract works by weaving traditional materials Samsil and Mosisil, is being held at Gongkeunhye Gallery on Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, until the 18th.
[Photo by artist Moon Bori]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The solo exhibition "Connecting the Relationships of Time" by artist Moon Bori, who presented abstract works by weaving traditional materials samsil and mosisil, is being held at Gong Geunhye Gallery on Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, until the 18th.

The artist shows through abstract weaving works how the past, present, and future selves are connected and coexist through materials. By weaving and intertwining the fading traditional Korean materials "samsil" and "mosisil" using a weaving bas-relief method, the artist mediates the temporality and spatiality of past and present. The weaving bas-relief works primarily use Andong samsil and Hansan mosisil as main materials.

Expressing the connectivity and boundaries between traditional Korean materials and contemporary materials through geometric abstraction, the artist metaphorically conveys that the materials used in the works are not solely personal but contain the sweat and time of someone whose past and forgotten experiences coexist in the present era.

Samsil is made by elderly women in weaving villages who grow, steam, dry, peel, tear, and spin hemp fibers. The samsil, having passed through the women's weaving process, is handed over as an unfamiliar material to new creators, who become a community of fate connected through materials in the artist's works.

Matrix of Time_B_Geo2, 2022, woven bas-relief, acrylic painting, 86.5x83x5cm [Photo by Bori Moon]

Through the works, the materials create new relationships and fully reveal the life grounds and inherent time that have coexisted for a long time. The artist focuses on the relationships formed through materials and explains that the works were completed as sculptural pieces with the expressiveness of geometric abstraction through weaving and painting processes. The works offer a spectrum of light through the overlapping lines and planes created by threads and weaving acts. Moreover, they convey to the audience that an absolute and pure world of contemplation simultaneously exists behind them.

The exhibition attempts to expand craft art by integrating electric media through luminous textiles produced on vertical looms, exploring the relationship between "humans and materials" in works combining Korean soil characteristics and artistic expression with weaving crafts and geometric abstraction.

The artist says that through the abstract weaving works in this exhibition, she wanted to evoke the preciousness and value of existence of things that are disappearing and being forgotten.

Moon Bori graduated from the Department of Textile Art at Hongik University and its graduate school, and majored in textile design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, USA. The artist, who has demonstrated the extensibility of her work through various experiments and variations incorporating weaving, has been recognized for her skills through 11 solo exhibitions and over 80 curated and group exhibitions, including Paris Maison&Objet, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, and Beijing Tapestry Biennale.

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