류종대
Ryu Jongdae

“When I first delved into yacht design, which incorporates both technology and concepts from transportation and architecture, I began to explore the utility, value, and philosophy of technology. Through my work on art furniture and yacht design, I encountered interesting possibilities as I observed how the concepts of digital and analog interact and sometimes clash with each other. Inspired by these observations, I began researching new work that crosses the boundaries between art and technology.”—excerpt from the artist statement

Ryu Jongdae creates art furniture using the digital craft technique, which employs 3D printing, a leading digital production technology. As human civilization has progressed, craft techniques and tools have developed in various ways, with digital media becoming established as a means of production through the 4th industrial revolution. In this context, Ryu showcases a new form of craft and design that combines traditional craft techniques with new technologies, adding digital technologies such as 3D printing to a woodcraft base. In this exhibition, the artist tells the story of his personal experience living in a Hanok in the city center in 1988 through memories and recollections of space and form. Ryu goes beyond using digital craft merely as a tool or material to reproduce architectural elements or make furniture. Instead, he proposes an expansion of craft into structure, where “craft becomes architecture”—namely, “a house built with craft.”