TEA ROOM TO SAVOR NATURE AND CONVERSATION: MONGJAE
The exhibition ‘Let’s have some cha cha cha’ was held at Artspace Boan 1942 (hereinafter BOAN 1942) in Tonguidong from the 1st to 11th of October. Choi Sungwoo (principal, BOAN 1942) unveiled ‘Mongjae’, a newly built tea room on the fourth floor of the new building, in time for the exhibition. The tea room, which means a ‘dreaming house’ or ‘a place in which to purify the weary mind,’ was created by Kim Woosang and Lee Daekyu (co-principals, KIND ARCHITECTURE). We met them, drank tea, and talked about a space that senses the seasons.
Kim Yeram: BOAN 1942 is a multi-purpose cultural facility located in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. I am curious as to the background of the establishment of this tea room in a building that was once used as a bookstore, café, and gallery.
BOAN 1942 is used in various ways because it has various programmes. This open platform is
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