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Yun Ah
Studios
What is Saekdong? (2019)
What is Saekdong?, delicately places a person's history through fabric design, and the stigma of "not american enough", or "not asian enough".
Saekdong is a type of Hanbok (traditional korean clothing) and "refers to traditional Korean patchwork fabric consisting of stripes of bright colors based on the philosophical concept of the five elements and yin-yang."
https://portmanteauhome.com/blogs/news/what-is-saekdong
As this shop explains, it tells the story of people of two cultures and the underlying complexities associated with identity. What is Saekdong?, delicately places a person's history through fabric design, and the stigma of "not american enough", or "not asian enough".
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