{"id":6884,"date":"2026-01-04T22:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/?p=6884"},"modified":"2026-01-04T23:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:02:30","slug":"jongjin-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Jongjin Park Gaining Global Attention? &#8211; At the Forefront of Contemporary Craft Bridging Paper and Porcelain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jongjin Park is a Korean artist who has pioneered new expressive territories in contemporary craft by traversing the different material domains of paper forming and porcelain. His unique production process\u2014immersing paper towels in porcelain slip, layering and compressing them, then firing at high temperatures to fix the paper&#8217;s structure in porcelain\u2014has earned international acclaim as forms that simultaneously embody ephemerality and permanence.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, he has attracted attention at museums and design fairs across Europe, America, and Asia, positioned as a figure who traverses craft, sculpture, and architectural thinking. This article provides an in-depth exploration of Jongjin Park&#8217;s creative philosophy, technical structure, interpretation of representative works, and the reasons for his global recognition as a vanguard of contemporary craft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Who_is_Jongjin_Park_A_Korean_Contemporary_Craft_Artist_Fusing_Paper_and_Ceramics\" title=\"Who is Jongjin Park? A Korean Contemporary Craft Artist Fusing Paper and Ceramics\">Who is Jongjin Park? A Korean Contemporary Craft Artist Fusing Paper and Ceramics<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Artist_Biography_and_Background_Korean_Craft_Education_and_International_Activity_Base\" title=\"Artist Biography and Background: Korean Craft Education and International Activity Base\">Artist Biography and Background: Korean Craft Education and International Activity Base<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Practice_Specificity_Expression_Through_Paper_and_Ceramic_Composite_Technique\" title=\"Practice Specificity: Expression Through Paper and Ceramic Composite Technique\">Practice Specificity: Expression Through Paper and Ceramic Composite Technique<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Recognition_at_International_Exhibitions_and_Design_Fairs_and_Current_Position\" title=\"Recognition at International Exhibitions and Design Fairs and Current Position\">Recognition at International Exhibitions and Design Fairs and Current Position<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Material_Traversal_Philosophy%E2%80%94The_Necessity_of_the_%E2%80%9CPaper_%C3%97_Porcelain%E2%80%9D_Choice\" title=\"Material Traversal Philosophy\u2014The Necessity of the &#8220;Paper \u00d7 Porcelain&#8221; Choice\">Material Traversal Philosophy\u2014The Necessity of the &#8220;Paper \u00d7 Porcelain&#8221; Choice<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Paper_Material_Characteristics_A_Medium_Embodying_Lightness_Malleability_and_Temporality\" title=\"Paper Material Characteristics: A Medium Embodying Lightness, Malleability, and Temporality\">Paper Material Characteristics: A Medium Embodying Lightness, Malleability, and Temporality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Porcelain_Material_Characteristics_Strength_Whiteness_and_Irreversibility_Through_Firing\" title=\"Porcelain Material Characteristics: Strength, Whiteness, and Irreversibility Through Firing\">Porcelain Material Characteristics: Strength, Whiteness, and Irreversibility Through Firing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Formative_and_Conceptual_Logic_Connecting_Contradictory_Materials\" title=\"Formative and Conceptual Logic Connecting Contradictory Materials\">Formative and Conceptual Logic Connecting Contradictory Materials<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Technical_Analysis_Development_Process_from_Paper_Forming_to_Porcelain_Works\" title=\"Technical Analysis: Development Process from Paper Forming to Porcelain Works\">Technical Analysis: Development Process from Paper Forming to Porcelain Works<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Paper_Forming_Process_Form_Generation_Through_Folding_Layering_and_Compression\" title=\"Paper Forming Process: Form Generation Through Folding, Layering, and Compression\">Paper Forming Process: Form Generation Through Folding, Layering, and Compression<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Shaping_and_Firing_Management_in_Porcelain_Production_Controlling_Distortion_and_Shrinkage\" title=\"Shaping and Firing Management in Porcelain Production: Controlling Distortion and Shrinkage\">Shaping and Firing Management in Porcelain Production: Controlling Distortion and Shrinkage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Surface_Treatment_and_Texture_Design_Methods_for_Visualizing_Paper-like_Structure_in_Porcelain\" title=\"Surface Treatment and Texture Design: Methods for Visualizing Paper-like Structure in Porcelain\">Surface Treatment and Texture Design: Methods for Visualizing Paper-like Structure in Porcelain<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Formative_Aesthetics_and_Work_Structure\" title=\"Formative Aesthetics and Work Structure\">Formative Aesthetics and Work Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Minimal_Formative_Language_Through_Repetition_Layers_and_Rhythm\" title=\"Minimal Formative Language Through Repetition, Layers, and Rhythm\">Minimal Formative Language Through Repetition, Layers, and Rhythm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Light_and_Shadow_Design_Shadow_Effects_Generated_by_White_Porcelain_Surfaces\" title=\"Light and Shadow Design: Shadow Effects Generated by White Porcelain Surfaces\">Light and Shadow Design: Shadow Effects Generated by White Porcelain Surfaces<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Tension_Generated_by_Duality_of_Fragility_and_Strength\" title=\"Tension Generated by Duality of Fragility and Strength\">Tension Generated by Duality of Fragility and Strength<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Interpreting_Representative_Work_Series\" title=\"Interpreting Representative Work Series\">Interpreting Representative Work Series<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Paper_Forming_Series_Boundary_Between_Temporariness_and_Structure\" title=\"Paper Forming Series: Boundary Between Temporariness and Structure\">Paper Forming Series: Boundary Between Temporariness and Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Porcelain_Work_Series_Three-Dimensional_Expression_Fixing_Paper_Traces\" title=\"Porcelain Work Series: Three-Dimensional Expression Fixing Paper Traces\">Porcelain Work Series: Three-Dimensional Expression Fixing Paper Traces<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Relationship_with_Space_in_Installation-like_Arrangements\" title=\"Relationship with Space in Installation-like Arrangements\">Relationship with Space in Installation-like Arrangements<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/trend\/jongjin-park\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_Jongjin_Park_A_Korean_Contemporary_Craft_Artist_Fusing_Paper_and_Ceramics\"><\/span>Who is Jongjin Park? A Korean Contemporary Craft Artist Fusing Paper and Ceramics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_9101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9101\" style=\"width: 1358px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter centercap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jongjin-Park.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1358\" height=\"850\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9101\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sayhito-atlas.com\/article\/jongjin-park\" rel=\"noopener nofollow \" target=\"_blank\">Say Hi To | say hi to_ Atlas<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>Jongjin Park is a Korean ceramic artist who presents new possibilities in contemporary craft by fusing everyday paper materials with traditional porcelain\u2014inherently different materials. In recent years, international craft and design scenes have seen strengthening currents of &#8220;material traversal,&#8221; &#8220;structural orientation,&#8221; and &#8220;liberation from utility,&#8221; and Park&#8217;s practice embodies exactly these trends.<\/p>\n<p>His quiet, structural works, which resist absorption into decorativeness or traditional styles, possess high affinity with contemporary spaces and international exhibitions, garnering attention as a presence that indicates craft&#8217;s current position.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Artist_Biography_and_Background_Korean_Craft_Education_and_International_Activity_Base\"><\/span>Artist Biography and Background: Korean Craft Education and International Activity Base<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jongjin Park is a ceramic artist whose practice is grounded in systematic craft education in Korea. Kookmin University&#8217;s ceramic education emphasizes specialization by material while maintaining strong awareness of formative theory and connections to contemporary art. The foundational skills cultivated in this environment lead not merely to technical inheritance but to an attitude of treating materials as objects of thought.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Park has built an activity base that doesn&#8217;t close itself into local craft perspectives, engaging early on with international exhibitions, design fairs, and overseas exhibition contexts. His position\u2014rooted in the Joseon Dynasty&#8217;s Moon Jar tradition yet informed by study at Cardiff Metropolitan University and oriented toward the global craft and design market\u2014strongly resonates with contemporary craft&#8217;s interests in paper and ceramic materiality experiments.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jongjinpark.com\/\">Reference: Bio | Jongjinpark.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_Specificity_Expression_Through_Paper_and_Ceramic_Composite_Technique\"><\/span>Practice Specificity: Expression Through Paper and Ceramic Composite Technique<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNk1uYcTIal\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNk1uYcTIal\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jongjin Park(@jongjinpark_ceramics)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>The primary reason Jongjin Park attracts attention lies in his ceramic production process, where he sandwiches everyday paper materials like kitchen paper towels between layers of porcelain slip (liquid clay), then creates distinctive structure and spatiality by burning away the paper during firing.<\/p>\n<p>Paper is lightweight and malleable, suitable as a material for layering, while porcelain is a material whose form becomes irreversibly fixed through high-temperature firing. Jongjin Park utilizes these characteristics to create layered spatial structures through the process of paper burning during firing.<\/p>\n<p>Formative elements such as repetition, layering, and structural visualization consistently emerge through this paper-ceramic composite technique, lending unity to the entire body of work. The simultaneous pursuit of material experimentation and conceptual inquiry in ceramic production is a characteristic highly valued in contemporary craft.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recognition_at_International_Exhibitions_and_Design_Fairs_and_Current_Position\"><\/span>Recognition at International Exhibitions and Design Fairs and Current Position<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jongjin Park&#8217;s works are positioned in the intermediate territory between craft and design at international exhibitions and design fairs such as Design Miami Seoul, PAD Paris, and Saatchi Gallery. Rather than foregrounding decorativeness or ethnicity, his works\u2014which quietly present structure, rhythm, and material properties through layering 1,000 sheets of paper\u2014possess high affinity with museum spaces and architectural displays.<\/p>\n<p>As a trend in the current international craft market, emphasis on &#8220;expressiveness in contemporary spaces&#8221; and &#8220;conceptual clarity&#8221; is strengthening over &#8220;traditional style inheritance.&#8221; In this context, Jongjin Park, who pursues experimental fusion of paper and ceramics while rooted in the Joseon Dynasty&#8217;s Moon Jar technique, can be considered an extremely era-appropriate artist.<\/p>\n<p>Represented by multiple prestigious galleries (The Future Perfect, Saatchi Gallery, Cynthia Corbett Gallery) and featured as a key figure in Korean design at Design Miami Seoul 2025, he is internationally recognized as an artist embodying an important trend in contemporary craft: the integration of material experimentation and conceptual pursuit in ceramic production.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Material_Traversal_Philosophy%E2%80%94The_Necessity_of_the_%E2%80%9CPaper_%C3%97_Porcelain%E2%80%9D_Choice\"><\/span>Material Traversal Philosophy\u2014The Necessity of the &#8220;Paper \u00d7 Porcelain&#8221; Choice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What&#8217;s crucial in understanding Jongjin Park&#8217;s practice is the choice of &#8220;paper \u00d7 porcelain&#8221;\u2014seemingly contradictory materials. This is not merely material experimentation or pursuit of visual unexpectedness, but establishes itself as a response to challenges contemporary craft faces.<\/p>\n<p>In recent international craft scenes, rather than the traditionality of specific materials, emphasis is increasingly placed on how structural and conceptual qualities materials possess can be converted into thought. This chapter organizes the material characteristics of paper and porcelain respectively, then examines in depth how the formative and conceptual logic traversing both establishes itself.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paper_Material_Characteristics_A_Medium_Embodying_Lightness_Malleability_and_Temporality\"><\/span>Paper Material Characteristics: A Medium Embodying Lightness, Malleability, and Temporality<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Paper possesses unique properties among craft materials. In addition to being lightweight, it offers high freedom in operations like folding, overlaying, layering, and repeating, making it a material that easily visualizes structure itself.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, paper readily changes state with humidity, light, and aging, embodying temporality. In Jongjin Park&#8217;s paper-porcelain composite works, these characteristics are incorporated into form not merely as material qualities but as repetitive structure and rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than the finished form, the process of structure continuing forward is foregrounded, raising spaces that are light yet possess tension. Because paper is a temporary, unstable material, it functions as an entity symbolizing contemporary &#8220;variability&#8221; and &#8220;incompleteness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Porcelain_Material_Characteristics_Strength_Whiteness_and_Irreversibility_Through_Firing\"><\/span>Porcelain Material Characteristics: Strength, Whiteness, and Irreversibility Through Firing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In contrast to paper, porcelain is a material whose form becomes irreversibly fixed through high-temperature firing. Once fired, shape modification becomes impossible, and the process demands strong decisiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, porcelain&#8217;s characteristic whiteness and high strength make forms themselves stand out, enabling formation without relying on surface decoration. In Jongjin Park&#8217;s porcelain works, decorativeness is suppressed, emphasizing clarity of form and structure.<\/p>\n<p>While paper is a material that changes over time, porcelain continues to exist as &#8220;fixed form.&#8221; This irreversibility generates tension in the creative act and more strongly demands structural thinking. Porcelain is positioned as a symbol of materiality and decision in craft.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Formative_and_Conceptual_Logic_Connecting_Contradictory_Materials\"><\/span>Formative and Conceptual Logic Connecting Contradictory Materials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Paper and porcelain clearly oppose each other in terms of lightness and weight, variability and irreversibility. The reason Jongjin Park&#8217;s practice earns recognition is that rather than forcibly fusing them, it establishes the contradiction itself as formative philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>Common to both materials is the attitude of clarifying structure through repetition and layering. Even when materials differ, the formative logic remains consistent, allowing viewers to discern continuity of thought beyond material differences.<\/p>\n<p>This traversing structural thinking is one of the important trends in contemporary craft. Jongjin Park&#8217;s &#8220;paper \u00d7 porcelain&#8221; is positioned as an attempt to elevate craft from material theory to thought theory, with material choice itself becoming concept.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical_Analysis_Development_Process_from_Paper_Forming_to_Porcelain_Works\"><\/span>Technical Analysis: Development Process from Paper Forming to Porcelain Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C1G-zNVM_7F\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C1G-zNVM_7F\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C1G-zNVM_7F\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jongjin Park(@jongjinpark_ceramics)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>Viewing Jongjin Park&#8217;s practice from a technical perspective, paper forming and porcelain production are not separate expressions but are positioned on a continuum of thought. Form experiments conducted in paper don&#8217;t transfer directly to porcelain but function as stages ofstructural understanding and formative logic verification.<\/p>\n<p>Here we organize the specific processes in paper forming, shaping and firing management in porcelain production, and ultimately how paper-like structure is visualized in porcelain, examining how material traversal establishes itself as technique.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paper_Forming_Process_Form_Generation_Through_Folding_Layering_and_Compression\"><\/span>Paper Forming Process: Form Generation Through Folding, Layering, and Compression<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The process in paper forming is designed not as operations aimed at decorative formation but as operations to raise structure itself. Through folding, surfaces are converted to lines, and through layering, rhythm and thickness are born.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, by adding compression, forms possessing density and tension are generated despite the lightweight paper material. These processes are not for fixing final forms but for visualizing structural repetition and deviation. Because paper has high malleability and allows easy correction and reconstruction, it functions as a place to trial formative thinking.<\/p>\n<p>For Jongjin Park, paper forming is not a finished work but rather a thought device for extracting principles of form generation, and the process itself becomes an important foundation supporting subsequent porcelain production.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shaping_and_Firing_Management_in_Porcelain_Production_Controlling_Distortion_and_Shrinkage\"><\/span>Shaping and Firing Management in Porcelain Production: Controlling Distortion and Shrinkage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In porcelain production, unlike paper forming, irreversible decisions are required at each stage of shaping and firing. Particularly in the process from drying to firing, design that accurately anticipates shrinkage rates and distortion is indispensable.<\/p>\n<p>In Jongjin Park&#8217;s porcelain works, structural units are clarified in advance, and control is exercised at the shaping stage so distortion doesn&#8217;t collapse the whole. In firing, the speed of temperature rise and holding time directly affect form stability, and excessive tension triggers cracks and deformation.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, based on structural knowledge gained from paper forming, reconstruction into forms viable as porcelain becomes necessary. Porcelain production is positioned as a process that deliberately restricts the freedom obtained with paper and reexamines conditions for material establishment.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Surface_Treatment_and_Texture_Design_Methods_for_Visualizing_Paper-like_Structure_in_Porcelain\"><\/span>Surface Treatment and Texture Design: Methods for Visualizing Paper-like Structure in Porcelain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In final porcelain works, surface treatment and texture design become important elements visualizing continuity with paper forming. In Jongjin Park&#8217;s porcelain works, excessive glaze expression and color are avoided, with restrained expressions utilizing whiteness frequently chosen.<\/p>\n<p>This emphasizes minute irregularities and structural lines generated by layering and repetition, fixing paper-like structural sensibility onto porcelain. Rather than being completely smoothed, surfaces retain slight fluctuations, visualizing the material conversion process itself.<\/p>\n<p>The conversion from paper to porcelain is conducted not as copying form but as translating structure, and this translation precision determines work completion quality. Herein lies the core of establishing material traversal as technique.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Formative_Aesthetics_and_Work_Structure\"><\/span>Formative Aesthetics and Work Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4qJKE4rSZR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4qJKE4rSZR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4qJKE4rSZR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jongjin Park(@jongjinpark_ceramics)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>What characterizes Jongjin Park&#8217;s works is that while being minimal formations that exclude decoration and symbolism, they embody high visual and conceptual tension. His aesthetics are constructed based on clear formative principles like repetition and layer structure, quietly guiding viewers&#8217; gazes and bodily sensations.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we organize the formative language through repetition and rhythm, light and shadow effects generated by white porcelain surfaces, and structural tension where the contradictory elements of fragility and strength simultaneously exist, three-dimensionally interpreting Park&#8217;s work aesthetics.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Minimal_Formative_Language_Through_Repetition_Layers_and_Rhythm\"><\/span>Minimal Formative Language Through Repetition, Layers, and Rhythm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Playing a central role in Jongjin Park&#8217;s formations is minimal formative language through repetition and layer structure. By repeatedly arranging identical or extremely similar form units, strong visual order is generated without relying on decoration.<\/p>\n<p>This repetition doesn&#8217;t aim at monotony but forms rhythm through slight deviations and spacing differences, embodying quiet movement. As layers accumulate, depth is born, and viewers come to grasp works as overall structures rather than single points.<\/p>\n<p>Such composition is deeply connected to contemporary craft currents that make structure itself thematic rather than flaunting craft technique. Repetition and layers are minimal units supporting Jongjin Park&#8217;s formations while functioning as formative language with strength.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Light_and_Shadow_Design_Shadow_Effects_Generated_by_White_Porcelain_Surfaces\"><\/span>Light and Shadow Design: Shadow Effects Generated by White Porcelain Surfaces<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The choice of white porcelain material holds extremely important meaning in Jongjin Park&#8217;s formative aesthetics. White porcelain surfaces suppress color information to the limit, making light angles and shadow changes stand out.<\/p>\n<p>Repeated layers and minute irregularities constantly change expression depending on light angle, adding temporal elements to static formations. These shadow effects, unlike visual stimulation through decoration, are established for the first time through viewer movement and viewpoint changes.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, works are designed as existences that complete themselves within relationships with space rather than as fixed images. White porcelain is chosen as the material that most clearly visualizes structures mediated by light and shadow precisely because it is colorless.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tension_Generated_by_Duality_of_Fragility_and_Strength\"><\/span>Tension Generated by Duality of Fragility and Strength<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The distinctive tension emitted by Jongjin Park&#8217;s works arises from the simultaneous existence of contradictory properties: fragility and structural strength. While forms appear visually delicate and light, they actually self-support through meticulously designed structures, stably existing in space.<\/p>\n<p>This duality prompts unconscious wariness and concentration in viewers, making distance with works cautious. While &#8220;strength&#8221; in craft tends to be linked with utility, in Park&#8217;s works strength itself is incorporated as an aesthetic element.<\/p>\n<p>Structures that seem breakable but don&#8217;t break, remaining at that boundary, can be considered one achievement of tension-bearing formations in contemporary craft.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interpreting_Representative_Work_Series\"><\/span>Interpreting Representative Work Series<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To understand Jongjin Park&#8217;s recognition more concretely, it&#8217;s important to interpret not individual works alone but developments as series. His production is structured not as single-work completions but as processes repeatedly verifying identical formative philosophy under different materials, scales, and placement conditions.<\/p>\n<p>While paper formations and porcelain works are clearly separated, they exist in mutually referential relationships, with installation-like arrangements further expanding relationships with space. Below, we organize representative paper forming series, porcelain work series, and structural intentions in spatial displays, interpreting how the entire body of work establishes itself as a continuum of thought.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paper_Forming_Series_Boundary_Between_Temporariness_and_Structure\"><\/span>Paper Forming Series: Boundary Between Temporariness and Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_IhS6az-l0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_IhS6az-l0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" color:#3897f0; 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_IhS6az-l0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jongjin Park(@jongjinpark_ceramics)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>What&#8217;s prominent in the paper forming series is the simultaneous presentation of two concepts: &#8220;temporariness&#8221; and &#8220;structure.&#8221; While paper is originally not a permanent architectural material, in Jongjin Park&#8217;s works it establishes itself as a self-supporting structure through folding, layering, and repetition.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, its lightness and thinness constantly embody instability, also giving an impression that refuses permanence. This ambiguous state generates tension at the boundary between temporary and structural.<\/p>\n<p>Works stand as if visualizing midpoints of thought rather than completed monuments, posing the question &#8220;how far is this structure sustainable?&#8221; to viewers. The paper forming series shows possibilities for formations established through structural rationality rather than physical strength, positioned as a representative example of structural orientation in contemporary craft.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Porcelain_Work_Series_Three-Dimensional_Expression_Fixing_Paper_Traces\"><\/span>Porcelain Work Series: Three-Dimensional Expression Fixing Paper Traces<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGXNoEPT52o\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGXNoEPT52o\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGXNoEPT52o\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jongjin Park(@jongjinpark_ceramics)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>In the porcelain work series, structural thinking cultivated in paper forming transitions to porcelain, an irreversible material. Paper-like structures born from folding, layering, and repetition become three-dimensional expressions fixed in time by being replaced with the material of porcelain.<\/p>\n<p>Porcelain, whose forms are fixed by firing, cannot be corrected or reconstructed like paper, so structural design precision is more strongly demanded. Jongjin Park&#8217;s porcelain works suppress decorativeness and foreground form logic itself by utilizing whiteness.<\/p>\n<p>While memories of lightness seen in paper works remain, weight and tension as matter are added. The act of fixing paper traces functions as an important process converting structural thinking from temporary experiment to permanent formation.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relationship_with_Space_in_Installation-like_Arrangements\"><\/span>Relationship with Space in Installation-like Arrangements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jongjin Park&#8217;s works don&#8217;t complete themselves individually but are composed with strong awareness of relationships with space through installation-like arrangements. By arranging multiple works maintaining certain rhythms and intervals, repetitive structures expand into entire spaces, and viewers come to experience works while moving.<\/p>\n<p>This arrangement can be called an attempt to reorganize space through structural order rather than visual decoration. Arrangements calculating light entry and sight line passages treat works and architecture as equal elements, incorporating the act of viewing itself into part of the work.<\/p>\n<p>Installation-like development expands Jongjin Park&#8217;s production from &#8220;objects&#8221; to &#8220;relationships,&#8221; showing possibilities for contemporary craft connecting to spatial expression.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jongjin Park is an artist showing new directions for contemporary craft while traversing the contradictory materials of paper and porcelain. Structural thinking like folding, layering, and repetition remains consistent even when materials change, elevating craft from problems of decoration and technique to expression of thought and structure.<\/p>\n<p>Practice traversing both poles\u2014temporariness seen in paper forming and irreversible fixation in porcelain works\u2014strongly resonates with international craft trends of &#8220;material traversal,&#8221; &#8220;minimal structure,&#8221; and &#8220;spatial orientation.&#8221; Jongjin Park&#8217;s works, far from being merely one example of Korean contemporary craft, will attract increasing attention going forward as indicators showing where craft is heading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jongjin Park is a Korean artist who has pioneered new expressive territories in contemporary craft by traversing the different material domains of paper forming and porcelain. His unique production process\u2014immersing paper towels in porcelain slip, layering and compressing them, then firing at high temperatures to fix the paper&#8217;s structure in porcelain\u2014has earned international acclaim as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[520],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-trend"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.kogei-japonica.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}