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¡ãMembersofJaejudojoaareposingforapicture.
¡ãJaejudojoaheldabeachcombingfestivalcalled¡°SeathatWished¡±in2017.
TheArgus:Howdoesseawasteturnintoartwork?
Choi: We make products with materials such as glass,
WHATISBEACHCOMBING?
driftwood, plastic and Styrofoam, all of which come from
Beachcombingistheactofpickingupthingsthatdriftup
waves, sand, and the wind. Making artworks from sea wastes
onthebeachalongtheshorelinefromthesea,andthose
takes a lot of time and effort than making artworks with new
whoperformtheseactionsarecalled¡°beachcombers.¡±
materials. In the case of sea glass, which is the main material
that we use, we have eight steps or more, including washing,
dryingandcutting.Ittakesalongtimetomakeit,butwemake
artwork with the idea that if we consider worthless things
TheArgus:PleaseintroduceyourselfandJaejudojoa.
ChoiYun-a(Choi):Hello.I¡¯mChoiYun-a,co-representative
preciously, it can become a jewel and shine more beautifully
of Jaejudoja. Jaejudojoa was organized in 2013, and consists
thannewitems.
of six members (Kang Min-seok, Kim Seung-hwan, Shin
Hwa-jung, Yu Ro-sa, Cho Won-hui, Choi Yun-a). Members
The Argus: Please introduce typical projects of
also work in illustrations, glass crafts, design, photography,
Jaejudojoa.
video, performance production, accounting, woodworking
Choi:Whenwestartedtheprojects,wedecideduponwhich
and workshop training. We meet with people who love the
trashtofocus,sowehadsetupamulti-yearplan.Itwasglass
seathroughbeachcombingandtrytosolvetheproblemofsea
in 2014, driftwood in 2015, plastic in 2016, and fishery waste
waste,whichhasaccumulatedcontinuously,bytransformingit
in 2017. In accordance with each theme every year, we hold
intoakindofculturalart.
creativeactivitiesandexhibitionswithvariousartists.
We hold two beachcombing festivals annually. In May,
celebrating ¡°Marine day,¡± we open a festival called ¡°Sea that
TheArgus:Howdidyoustarttodothisjob?
Choi: In 2012, we first met at Hansupul Haenyeo School*.
Wished.¡±Itisafestivalforwhichmanypeoplecollectseawaste
For 16 weeks, we learned how to swim under the sea from
and participate in upcycling workshops, performances and
incumbentHaenyeos,femaledivers.Itwasbeautifultoseethe
markets.InOctober,thefestivalmainlyconsistsofworksfrom
seaunderthesurfaceofthewater.Atthesametime,wefound
artistswhoparticipatedintheJaejudojoaresidencyprogram.
out that sea waste was constantly pushed into the sea, and
In the summer of 2018, a week-long ¡°Jeju-sea residency
discoveredgarbagemoreeasilythanfishorseafood.
program¡± was held. Eight art teams that passed contests all
When the program schedule of the school was over, we all
over the country made creative projects on the theme of the
wantedtoliveinJejuforalongertime;wewishedthattheseas
Jejuseaenvironment,stayinginJejuforoneweek.Theresults
would always be beautiful and healthy. These like-minded
of this project were exhibited at the beachcombing festival in
peoplegatheredtogether,andsowemadeJaejudojoa.
November.
*HansupulHaenyeoSchoolinGwideok2-ri,Hallim-eup,was
The Argus: Have any changes come about through
founded on the idea of informing the gradually disappearing
theprojects?
culture of Haenyeo. People go into the sea without breathing
Choi:Variousmovementsforsolvingtheseawasteproblems
equipment and learn how to collect seafood under the sea, as
in Jeju Island are taking place. Also, the perception of
wellaslearnaboutHaenyeos¡¯songsandhistory.
beachcombing, which was an unfamiliar concept, has spread
gradually. A lot of people are aware of the problem of sea
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