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Gwangju Folly 5 Re:
Folly: BARE “Air Folly-Material Circularity”

As part of the Gwangju Folly 5 Re:Folly, BARE creates spaces, furniture and clothing using seaweed-based biodegradable plastic envisioning a sustainable and resilient future.
  • ㆍDate

    2024.06.18.(Tuesday) ~ 07.14(Sunday)
  • ㆍTime

    10:00-18:00 (Closed on Mondays)
  • ㆍPlace

    Lobby, ACC Children
  • ㆍAge Limit

    All Ages
  • ㆍPrice

    Free Admission
  • ㆍTicket

  • ㆍContact

    1899-5566
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  • About
BARE “Air Folly-Material Circularity”
Plastic products are a major contributor to environmental pollution.

BARE, a team of two architects, Jinhong Jeon and Yunhee Choi, uses parts of seaweeds that are usually discarded to develop alternatives to plastic. Creating spaces, furniture, and clothing applying this material, the architects envision a sustainable and resilient future.

The Air Folly, a combination of the words “air” and “folly” which refers to non-functional architecture, is a mobile shelter. The roof is made of biodegradable fabric, and the floor is also made of biodegradable buoys. Take a seat in the modular shelter and appreciate the variety of colors of the seaweed materials. Try feeling the texture and smell of the seaweed raincoat!

People, animals, and objects are all born/made, live/used, and they all disappear eventually. This 'cycle' is vital for our planet and environment. Seaweed grown in the ocean is not only used for our food, but also makes 'good' vinyl and plastic as it facilitates the decomposition process so that it can completely disappear. We hope this exhibition provides an opportunity for those of us accustomed to single-use items to reconsider and take a closer look at our surroundings.

Air Folly-Material Circularity, conceived and created as part of the Gwangju Folly 5 Re:Folly, offers an opportunity to rethink our environment and the future of our planet by following the life cycle of materials from the ocean to human life and then back to the land and water as they are made, used and decomposed.
  • Gwangju Folly 5 Re:Folly
    What is the role of architecture in the age of climate change? Together with the citizenry, how can architecture respond to this crisis? Organized by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and the Gwangju Metropolitan City, the fifth edition of the Gwangju Folly seeks its way through the principles of circularity. Dominated by a linear socio-economic system, the past two centuries of mass production, consumption, and waste have destructed earth’s ecosystem. As a response to the climate crisis, Re:Folly presents 4 new Follies embodying circular approaches in design, material development, construction, and public participation. Exploring material recycling and regional resources, Re:Folly reminds us that food, clothes, and houses are all connected as a bound community, especially in this age of climate change.
  • Works
Where it All Begins-Sepia Goheung
The video on the wall shows the seascape of Goheung, Jeollanamdo, and workers harvesting seaweed. The sea, boats and buoys, what else can you think of that is related to seaweed??
BARE, Where it All Begins-Sepia Goheung
Video, color, sound, 10 min 50 sec., 2024 (Filmed by Studio DEEPROAD)
Air Folly―Material Archive
Using parts of seaweed that are usually discarded, BARE made biodegradable fabric that vary in colors and thickness. Have a look and see which ones are used in Air Folly!
BARE, Seaweed-based biodegradable textiles
2024 (Photo by Ahina Archive)
Air Folly―6/6
Air Folly was inspired by plastic buoys and mulching vinyl that is commonly used in farming and fishing. Have a seat in the shelter which is made of biodegradable materials!
BARE, Air Folly―6/6
Assembly of seaweed-Based biodegradable modular units, Air Buoys, Air Pillows, Air Leafs, LED lights, approx. 540x480x360(h)cm, 2024
Air Buoy & Air Pillow
In Air Folly, buoys are connected making the floor and pillows together form the roof. Depending on how you put them together, you can make different benches and chairs. What kind of structure would you make?
BARE, Air Buoy, Air Pillow
Seaweed-based biodegradable plastics / Air-injected seaweed-based biodegradable tube, 44x27x16(h)cm,
2024 (Photo by Ahina Archive)
Seaweed Raincoat
This raincoat is made of seaweed-based fabric. It is more easily degradable compared to disposable raincoats, making it 'good' vinyl. Please try it on and smell it! How does it feel? Do you like it?
Yeori Bae(Hongik University), Seaweed Raincoat
Seaweed-based biodegradable sheets sewing, velcro, approx. 83x70 cm (For Kids 5-6 Years), 4pcs, 2024 (Photo by Ahina Archive)
Fashion Exhibition BLOW UP
These clothes are made of seaweed biodegradable fabric. They capture the beauty of hanbok while using environmentally friendly materials. Imagine yourself as a designer. What kind of clothes would you like to design?
BLOW UP
Textile Art and Fashion Design of Hongik University, 2024
  • Program
Workshop

Air Architecture–Making a Shelter with Air Caps

What can architects do to respond to the climate crisis? How can architecture improve our environment? BARE created Air Caps based on their exploration of 'light architecture' using air. Together in this workshop, we will seek and imagine lighter, safer, more environmentally friendly and more responsible architecture.

  • Date : Sat. July 6. 16:00 - 17:30
  • Venue : ACC Children Play Culture
  • Eligible Participants : Elementary school students (Grades 3-6)
  • Registration : Pre-registration via Google Form (https://forms.gle/xdrwkQEtsHaP4EKx6)GO +
  • Programmed by Junglim Foundation Architecture School
BARE, Air Cap (Photo by Hansol Bae) / BARE, Air Cap Pavilion, 2016 (Photo by Kyungsub Shin)
  • Artist

BARE(Jinhong Jeon, Yunhee Choi) explores architectural practice through research focusing on the lifecycle of objects and spaces that respond to dynamically changing urban environments. BARE’s work encompasses objects, installations, spaces, and infrastructure. Past projects include a series of pneumatic structures, kinetic pavilions, and selfassembling shelters. These projects were showcased at the Asia Culture Center (2015), the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (2017), and the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2018). A solo exhibition, Assembly of Air (Factory2, 2021), highlighted the AirBeam Pavilion(2021) which served as a mobile clinic for the Korea Aid for COVID-19 Respiratory Epidemic. Other projects include Air Bean (2021), a modular pneumatic structure, that has been acquired by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) for its permanent collection, and Air of Blooms, Inhabiting Air at Hyundai Motorstudio.

BARE (Jinhong Jeon, Yunhee Choi)

  • Place Info

Lobby, ACC Children