It is a great honor to present the Goryeo Costume Illustration & Reconstructed Costume Exhibition at the SUNY Korea Museum of Modern Costume, and I extend my deepest gratitude for this opportunity. With few surviving artifacts from the Goryeo period, I have continually sought ways to present historical costume research in engaging ways. This exhibition showcases illustrated reconstructions and garments based on historical studies.
Bringing together three of my past exhibitions, this invitational revisit The Kingdom of Blue Clouds (2022), which depicted Goryeo attire by social status, Goryeo on the Rise: A Lotus Flower Meeting in the Moonlight (2023), which recreated festival attire through illustrations and reconstructed costumes, and Goryeo on the Rise II: The Banquet was a War (2024), which visualized the fashion battle between royal consorts during King Chungseon's reign.
This exhibition offers a fresh perspective beyond conventional depictions of Goryeo attire. l hope students and visitors from diverse fields will find it both enjoyable and insightful. lnterest in traditional Korean costume is growing, and I hope this exhibition fosters connections among enthusiasts and scholars.
I sincerely thank the director, professors, and all those at the SUNY Korea Museum of Modern Costume who have supported this exhibition.