Yun Sook Cha

Cha, Yun Sook & Hayeon are Korean mother-and-daughter duo artists. They create their artworks as a way of paying tribute to the long history of human devotion to the natural world. 

Aware of our civilization's disregard for Nature, the Artists express their gratitude to Nature through the mark making process of production of a wide palette of handmade inks, which the further apply on Hanji paper and textile. These natural inks make use of ingredients from our natural environment and celebrate our connection with our natural habitat. 

The history of handmade ink is long. It is a history of art and design itself, of holy office and of alchemy—the healing art that later diverged and brought us the fields of chemistry and health sciences. Different colored inks are extracted from plants, that Cha grows up in her gardens, and create a healing tincture for remedies and ailments.

Cha Yun Sook & Hayeon also celebrate Nature through their performances, by dressing others in clothes dyed with ink imbued with healing properties meant to lift the wearer's spirit. In their performance, Cha cuts, folds and sews pieces of fabric to drape over a model to create a one-of-a-kind piece, while Hayeon lays out patterns of «Flowers» over the performance space to recreate the beauty of nature.

They interact with audience by sharing strips of fabric that can be worn or carried as a reminder of our connection to the nature.