{"product_id":"meet-youngmin-lee","title":"Wednesday 7 April 2027, 5 - 6pm BST: Meet Youngmin Lee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnline Talk with \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youngminlee.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYoungmin Lee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaturday 19 \u0026amp; 26 June 2027, 2-5pm BST (British Summer Time)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoungmin Lee is a California-based textile artist who uses traditional Korean bojagi techniques to create contemporary textile art. She studied Clothing and Textiles and earned an MFA in Fashion Design. Her artistic practice explores both traditional and contemporary interpretations of bojagi while honoring its philosophy of sustainability through recycling and upcycling leftover fabrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLee has actively engaged with Asian American communities through collaborative projects and workshops. She has twice received grants through the Alliance for California Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program and is the author of \u003cem\u003eBojagi: The Art of Korean Textiles\u003c\/em\u003e. She continues to research, practice, and teach traditional Korean textile techniques, preserving and sharing this cultural heritage with future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, she founded the Korea Textile Tour to introduce Korean textile traditions and culture to a broader international audience. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in the permanent collections of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and the Mingei International Museum in San Diego.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTalk Description\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBojagi, Korean Wrapping Cloths, are pieced together from small scraps of cloth and represent one of the most distinctive forms of Korean textile art. Bojagi taken a prominent place in the daily lives of Koreans across all social classes. They were used to wrap or carry everything from precious ritual objects to everyday clothes and common household goods, as well as to cover food. At the same time, bojagi feel strikingly contemporary: the bold compositions and colors of bojagi often remind the work of modern abstract artists. Bojagi can be explained as a true form of abstract expressionism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBojagi construction involves hand stitching, a process that many find deeply calming and meditative. While working on bojagi, makers wish for the happiness and well-being of the recipient, which are imbued into the finished work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this lecture, Youngmin Lee will introduce the history, aesthetics, and cultural significance of bojagi.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an online event. You will receive a downloadable PDF file containing a Zoom link upon booking. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent recording\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe event will be recorded and the recording will be shared with you after the workshop. Please allow 7 working days for us to send you the recording.\u2028\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Cancellation Policy\u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAll places reserved for online events are non-refundable. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you require additional information about this online event please contact events@selvedge.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youngminlee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVisit Youngmin Lee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/youngminlee_bojagi\/?hl=en\"\u003eFollow Youngmin Lee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rickard_dearie\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nadia_embroidery\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Selvedge Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68376165384427,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1395\/5787\/files\/0097Youngmin_Lee.webp?v=1793795219","url":"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/products\/meet-youngmin-lee","provider":"Selvedge Magazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}