The lanes of Bukchon take a different light in every season. This project is the record of a year spent alongside local artisans, working to keep a fading craft district alive.
“Paper lasts a thousand years — but only when the hands that made it were honest.”
Hanji begins with the bark of the mulberry tree. Boiled, beaten, sheeted, dried — nine steps before a single sheet exists. Standing that repetition is what an artisan's time is made of.