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by Hélène Binet (Photographer), Cho Byoung Soo (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Eugénie Shinkle (Text by (Art/Photo Books))
The shrines, gardens, tea houses and sacred sites of Korea, as portrayed by architectural photographer H l ne Binet
In The Intimacy of Making, London-based Swiss-French photographer H l ne Binet (born 1959) takes us on a visual journey through a world of stone, walls and gardens to depict and celebrate the Korean art of making, and to discover traditional Korean architecture through a Western lens.
In Binet's photographs, which were taken over the course of the last three years, we encounter three typologies of traditional architecture in South Korea: the Confucian school and sacred site of Byeongsan Seowon; the garden and tea house Soswaewon; and the Jongmyo shrine. Her camera unites the natural surrounds and the built structures to convey the atmosphere of these three sites. The photographic essays are accompanied by two texts: Korean architect Byoung Soo Cho offers insight into the cultural and architectural history, while art and design critic and teacher Eugnie Shinkle focuses on the Korean makerly ethos.
Number of Pages: 236
Dimensions: 0.9 x 12 x 9.7 IN
Publication Date: March 30, 2021
