An exhibition highlighting the sustainability of traditional hanji, which endures for a thousand years through everlasting paper flowers, and its potential as a modern art form is currently being held.

The Jeonju Culture Foundation (CEO Choi Rak-gi) is hosting the second special exhibition at the Jeonju Millennium Hanji Center titled 'Yet, It Was a Flower' until August 16.

The exhibition focuses on hanji-made 'paper flowers' and is an emotional participatory exhibition that follows the emotional journey between human life and death. Visitors are encouraged to not only appreciate the artworks but also actively participate in the exhibition by recording their emotions, allowing for a deeper and more immersive experience.

Under the theme 'Yet, It Was a Flower,' the exhibition is divided into five thematic spaces following the flow of 'Life (生) - Aging (老) - Illness (病) - Death (死).'

- 'Life' expresses the beginning of life with bright flowers like freesias and lilies.
- 'Aging' captures the depth of time and changing colors through peonies and hydrangeas.
- 'Illness' emphasizes the beauty within wounds and instability using sunflowers, roses, and torn hanji.
- 'Death' symbolizes the end of life with withered flowers like lilies and camellias in a space of silence.

Additionally, the 'Space of Memory' visualizes traces of life and memories with hanji flowers fluttering in videos and giant dandelion seed sculptures.

Visitors are encouraged to walk through each space, reflect on their own lives, answer questions placed throughout the exhibition, or write down their emotions, actively participating in the exhibition. This expands the role of the audience from mere spectators to active participants, blurring the boundaries between art and everyday life.

Choi Rak-gi, the CEO of the Jeonju Culture Foundation, stated, "This exhibition is an emotional expression of the human journey of life, aging, illness, and death through the traditional craft of hanji flowers," adding, "It is an opportunity to show how Jeonju's traditional culture can expand into modern art through hanji." He also expressed his hope that "many citizens and visitors will participate in the exhibition to experience a new sense of hanji, crafts, and their own lives."

The exhibition runs until August 16, operating from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with closures on Sundays and Mondays.