Habitat

2022 ~ ongoing

Various sizes

Silk, old ramie, silk threads, hand sewn

Ongoing project from the year of 2022

Displayed in the exhibition, 식구 SIKGU , Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (2023)

I gather loose threads and fragments of cloth—remnants of remnants—and keep even the smallest thread ends and seam allowances, refusing to discard anything. From these, I build delicate textile structures that resemble small houses.

In my Habitat series, these houses come together to form a collective landscape. Having moved across countries in midlife, I understand home as both a place of shelter and an ongoing longing. The translucent walls of these structures reveal what is usually hidden, allowing the smallest and most easily overlooked fragments to remain visible.

As they gather, these fragile forms become a habitat—one shaped not by permanence, but by accumulation, care, and persistence. Through this work, I reflect on what it means to live between cultures and to continually build a place in the world.

Habitat is an ongoing project that began in 2022.