Hongkai Li, Jiwoo Lee and Hankyul Jeong

Food Immigration

Hongkai Li is a fashion artist with a multicultural background. His work lies in experimenting with the different possibilities of universal objects, concepts, and materials. Jiwoo Lee is a Korean textile designer. She combines different substances like recycled vinyl, electric cables, food, wool, etc. in weaving techniques, which creates infinite creating possibilities. Hankyul Jeong is an artist from Korea known for her experiments with food and the creation of interactive, audience-engaging edible installations.

'Food Immigration' is a project connected through a common interest of food and narrows the gap between food, textiles and fashion. The main ingredients of the food in this project are affected by colonialism and are turned into textiles by using techniques such as silkscreen printing, digital printing and weaving. The project aims to remind us how colonialism and imperialism have affected the modern contemporary world and to show the possibility of a better society in the future.