> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: [[Hyeyoung Cho]] & [[Yujin Moon]] > Reference:: https://garlandmag.com/jeong/ > Date:: 2025-05-27 > Tags:: #warp/talk #SouthKorea > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Hyeyoung Cho and Yujin Moon reflect on the cultural tensions in Korean craft. ## Highlights <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/79OikD79l2o?si=dCIGy1aY2XL_x5ft" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> > "_Jeong_ is often considered one of the most uniquely Korean emotions — a deeply rooted sense of warmth, attachment, and care that builds over time. To me, _jeong_ feels like the gentle warmth from a fire — not the kind that heats an entire room, but the kind that quietly warms the space around it." > Eunjin Ko Yujin Moon's presentation covered a number of curatorial projects that sought to expand engagement of craft. Critical writing plays a key role in her work. She concluded by saying that craft "needs more love": it should be about building connections rather than drawing lines. Hyeyoung Cho reflected on the tension in Korean craft with the Confucian legacy, particulary in academia. This is compounded by the legacy of Japanese colonisation. In response, Koreans have sought external influences, such as USA, Scandinavia and Europe. Korean art generally is distinguished by a focus on materials.