Photographer Lee Ho-jun recently published a photo essay, ‘Weaving’ (Gungpyeon Book), containing black-and-white photos and text that capture daily life from a new perspective, such as grease-stained work gloves and clothespins hanging on the wall. The title of the book is a combination of weaving, which is the work of weaving cloth with a machine or loom, and weaving, which means to reflect straight away, and contains the meaning that the artist’s photographs, woven with light and shadow, clearly reflect daily life.
The book contains scenes such as an old broom and mop hanging on a wall in Eulji-ro, Seoul, wrinkled hands turning a sewing machine at Namdaemun Market in Seoul, Sangok-dong in Incheon where old houses and apartments coexist, and Chagwi Island in Jeju where squid are hung side by side to dry.
A view taken early in the morning from Bukaksan Mountain in Seoul shows a landscape where skyscrapers and mountains subtly create multiple layers. The tranquil ink-and-wash painting-like appearance confirms the fresh side of Seoul. Regarding a photo taken of a motorcycle in an alley in Euljiro, Seoul, Lee, the postmaster, wrote, “When I think of the postmen who drive motorcycles, I worry even if it’s cold, worried even if it’s hot, worried even if it rains, and worried even if it snows.”
Author Lee says, “Good photos don’t necessarily have to come from famous places.” The book is organized like an exhibition room, with each chapter divided into themes such as exhibition room 1 – dotted lines, exhibition room 2 – parallel lines, etc., as if viewing an exhibition.
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