Jirisan in My Room, 2019

Tufted yarn on fabric
138 × 123 cm

Jirisan in My Room is a textile work that transforms a digital topographic map of Jirisan Mountain into a hand-tufted carpet. The contour lines used in the piece are sourced from Google Maps, translating geographic data into a tactile, domestic surface.

Jirisan is a mountain the artist frequently hiked in Korea. While living abroad, the landscape was revisited primarily through digital maps and images. By converting digitally mediated contours into a physical object, the work reflects on how places are increasingly experienced through screens rather than direct presence.

The slow, bodily process of tufting allows the landscape to be felt rather than simply viewed. Through this transformation, Jirisan in My Room explores longing, displacement, and the emotional distance created by digital representations of place.