Little Haenyeo exhibition sheds light on female divers, artists and writers
Posted : 2021-02-04 16:09
Updated : 2021-02-05 12:21
Installation view of the haenyeo exhibition at Little Haenyeo on Jeju Island, featuring Kim Jae-yi s Magazine on the left / Courtesy of Little Haenyeo
By Kwon Mee-yoo
Little Haenyeo, a guesthouse on Jeju Island, is holding an exhibition introducing art and literature inspired by the culture of haenyeo, female divers of the island who have been designated as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
Kim Jae-yi, who moved to Jeju in 2011, portrays young and confident haenyeo on her canvas, defying the typical notion of the divers as elderly. The illustrator-turned-artist also presented her haenyeo paintings at a solo exhibition in the U.S. in 2017, garnering positive reviews for being sensual and bold.