Moon Jar Project
2020
conseptual work
Moon, Earth's only natural satellite, is one of the greatest inspirations for mankind. Due to its atypical mass compared to other planets with satellites, it affects the creation of the habitable climate on Earth. In recent years, the moon as a geographical and physical attribute has been heating up the global space race scene.
‘Moon Jar Project’ (2020~) is an artistic research and conceptual project, that suggests the idea to make a historical ceramic object ‘Moon Jar’ with the Lunar Soil.
Moon jar is a nickname for a specific style of porcelain pottery made during the Joseon Dynasty in the late 17th century. Traditionally it consists of two hemispherical bowls joined together in the center. Most of these were moved abroad during the Japanese colonial period and made a great influence on modern pottery culture.
This project focuses on multiple aspects of the Moon as a physical body: a natural satellite, a resource, real estate, and a cultural symbol. Celestial body as a critical geopolitical domain and ceramics as a cultural element is blended and synergized in this project through the soil as a natural resource.
This project idea is developed under the class project of Class Philipsz, HfBK Dresden under the title “Unbuilt Road, Unrealized Project”, which is inspired by the long-term project of ‘e-flux’ of the same title.
‘Moon Jar Project’ (2020~) is an artistic research and conceptual project, that suggests the idea to make a historical ceramic object ‘Moon Jar’ with the Lunar Soil.
Moon jar is a nickname for a specific style of porcelain pottery made during the Joseon Dynasty in the late 17th century. Traditionally it consists of two hemispherical bowls joined together in the center. Most of these were moved abroad during the Japanese colonial period and made a great influence on modern pottery culture.
This project focuses on multiple aspects of the Moon as a physical body: a natural satellite, a resource, real estate, and a cultural symbol. Celestial body as a critical geopolitical domain and ceramics as a cultural element is blended and synergized in this project through the soil as a natural resource.
This project idea is developed under the class project of Class Philipsz, HfBK Dresden under the title “Unbuilt Road, Unrealized Project”, which is inspired by the long-term project of ‘e-flux’ of the same title.
