The LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022 has been awarded to Dahye Jeong for the piece 'A time of Sincerity'.
Delicate yet solid, the basket is woven out of thin horsehair to create a flexible geometric design that transposes a 500-year-old hat-making technique and combines it with an ancient earthenware form. Exploiting the natural elasticity of the horsehair fibre, it has been threaded onto a needle and woven into loops to create a work that expresses both the robustness and the beauty of life.
The Craft Prize Jury celebrated Jeong’s dedication to reviving and updating the tradition, one of the key aims of the Craft Prize, as well as the delicate perfection, transparency and lightness of the work.
The winning entry and the rest of the finalists' work is on display in our exhibition at the @SeoulMuseumOfCraftArt from 1 July until 31 July, and in our digital exhibition at craftprizeexhibition.loewe.com
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