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| Red pojagi Front and Rear |
In thinking about my gift I have been re-examining the Korean Pojagi, and how this everyday craft form can help inform my thinking about my chosen sites. Certain pojagi (chogakpo) are constructed from small squares of recycled silk. In order to make larger pieces they are stitched together, often with a ramie backing piece. As a result, the front and backs of these pieces of cloth have very different, but equally beautiful qualities. At the back, the construction becomes an artful feature and at the front, through the light, these lines are perceptible only as silhouettes. Can the construction, or articulation of an urban block be thought of in a similar way - an entity that is composed of vertical layers that have a relationship to one another but which can be perceived in different, subtle ways from the front or rear?
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