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Hanokgeul
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 2023
Artist: Dohui Kwak
Dimensions:
200 × 300 × 700 mm (20 × 30 × 70 cm)
Medium: Plywood
Object number: GD.2023.1165.CC.1-11
Description3D jigsaw of architectural structure, comprising of 10 puzzle plates (1 extra piece included) and 1 semi-completed structure with 2 dettached roofs.
Description by the designer: Hanokgeul is a puzzle that explores the visual signals in Korean culture by combining two artefacts, Hangeul(writing system) and Hanok(architecture). The puzzle comprises 82 Hangeul consonant pieces in 10 different forms referencing the traditional typeface style. Those puzzle pieces will translate the visible features of Hanok during the making and highlight their visual similarities. By assembling and disassembling Hangeul and Hanok, the abstract Korean heritage is brought into tangible form.
The Hanokgeul project focuses on arranging Hangeul letters to form syllables. Hangeul is characterised by assembling phonemic units within square modules to form syllables. It shows a similarity to the way structures in architecture are assembled. From this similarity, I imagined, "If Hangeul stacks letters to form a syllable, what if we could stack those syllables to create something bigger: an architecture?" It led to the question of what kind of cultural story could be told if the assembled structure was a Hanok, a representative Korean architectural style. In creating the three-dimensional objects, the overall structure of the Hanok was designed using shapes from the Dotum (San-serif) font style. The consonant-derived architectural structures were transformed to reflect the characteristics of the Hanok. Refinement of the consonant pieces drew inspiration from historical books written in past Hangeul calligraphy and the fonts that referenced that calligraphy. It resulted in 82 Hangeul consonant sculptures based on nine forms. These pieces fit together to form a Hanok without needing external materials. The visual elements of the Hanok can be observed by examining the details of the assembled structure. The process of assembling and disassembling Hangeul and Hanok allows for an exploration of visual culture.
Description by the designer: Hanokgeul is a puzzle that explores the visual signals in Korean culture by combining two artefacts, Hangeul(writing system) and Hanok(architecture). The puzzle comprises 82 Hangeul consonant pieces in 10 different forms referencing the traditional typeface style. Those puzzle pieces will translate the visible features of Hanok during the making and highlight their visual similarities. By assembling and disassembling Hangeul and Hanok, the abstract Korean heritage is brought into tangible form.
The Hanokgeul project focuses on arranging Hangeul letters to form syllables. Hangeul is characterised by assembling phonemic units within square modules to form syllables. It shows a similarity to the way structures in architecture are assembled. From this similarity, I imagined, "If Hangeul stacks letters to form a syllable, what if we could stack those syllables to create something bigger: an architecture?" It led to the question of what kind of cultural story could be told if the assembled structure was a Hanok, a representative Korean architectural style. In creating the three-dimensional objects, the overall structure of the Hanok was designed using shapes from the Dotum (San-serif) font style. The consonant-derived architectural structures were transformed to reflect the characteristics of the Hanok. Refinement of the consonant pieces drew inspiration from historical books written in past Hangeul calligraphy and the fonts that referenced that calligraphy. It resulted in 82 Hangeul consonant sculptures based on nine forms. These pieces fit together to form a Hanok without needing external materials. The visual elements of the Hanok can be observed by examining the details of the assembled structure. The process of assembling and disassembling Hangeul and Hanok allows for an exploration of visual culture.