Wonju Seo
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Bojagi Dress (2022) by Wonju Seo was a part of the exhibition, "Korean Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway"at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington, DC / 조지 워싱턴대학 박물관과 텍스타일 박물관 전시, “한국 의복-궁중에서 런웨이까지,에 출품된 원주서의 “보자기 드레스”
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Participated in the Exhibition, Korean Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway (2022)
Curator Lee Talbot as he shares some of the artworks on display.
Video by Dominic Mann Visuals.at GW Museum & Textile Muxeum, Washington D.C.
Video by Dominic Mann Visuals.
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Bojagi Shawl (2018)
Hand-sewn textile/Korean silk, colored silk thread, handmade beads -
A Korean Woman in Modern Times (2010)
14x 54.25 inches /hand-sewn textile/ Korean silk & silk thread -
Mother: Jeogori (2011)
14x 54.25 inches /hand-sewn textile/Korean ramie, hemp -
Wearable Pojagi (2009)
bojagi (Seam-sol, single layer), han-bok making,
Korean ramie fabric, silk thread
Collection of Newark Museum, 2010
C. Cutting Bequest Fund/ 뉴왁 박물관 영구소장 -
Jogak-bo Shawl (2011)
Hand-sewn, Korean silk -
Wearable Bojagis symbolizes feeling of my roots, where I came from. The Korean women’s dress top, “Jeogori,” with rounded shape sleeves symbolizes Korean women, especially, my mother, who occupied her time with domestic work in her entire life for her family, especially for her children. They also, evoke both traditional Korean women costume called “Han-bok” and traditional Korean patchwork wrapping cloth originating from the 14th century called “bojagi.” It is mostly sewn by hand and created without pre-existing pattern or plan. The artworks bring together dual identities of being Korean and being a woman who is living in a modern society.
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