Reinterpreting the Korean Flag - TT Seoul

TT Seoul @typography_seoul asked 80 artists from Korea and abroad to reinterpret the Taegukgi (Korean flag) from a contemporary perspective. [그래서, 광복], an exhibition celebrating the 80th Liberation Day of Korea. On August 15th, 1945 l would have used the Taegukgi as a canvas to paint the many facets of Korean culture that had been banned and repressed. This flag would represent the freedom to drink makgeolli with my friends and family, the freedom to wear hanboks, to play games like ddak ji, to perform Bongsan Talchum, to paint dancheong, and most of all, Be Korean. As a Korean American these things need to be celebrated today in a country where racism and division are increasing and minorities and their cultures are being erased. I wanted to compose the joyful aspects of Korean culture onto the flag for them to be seen and embraced by all.