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On display at V&A South Kensington
Korea, Room 47g

Needling Whisper, Needle Country/SMS Series in Camouflage/Big Smile R01-01-01

Embroidery
2015 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ham, Kyungah (Miss) (artist)
Anonymous (embroiderers)
Place of origin
North Korea (hand embroidery)
South Korea (designed)

Silk embroidery with the message 'Big Smile', a North Korean motto, camouflaged in abstract motifs and colourful patterns. The embroidery is mounted on a wooden frame.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Embroidery
Politics
War
Object type
Embroidery
TitleNeedling Whisper, Needle Country/SMS Series in Camouflage/Big Smile R01-01-01 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Silk embroidery on cotton canvas
Silk Thread
Cotton (Textile)
Hand Embroidery
Brief description
Silk embroidery mounted on a wooden frame
Physical description
Silk embroidery with the message 'Big Smile', a North Korean motto, camouflaged in abstract motifs and colourful patterns. The embroidery is mounted on a wooden frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 145cm
  • Width: 148cm
Styles
Abstract
Contemporary
Credit line
Purchase funded with the support of Samsung
Production
The embroidery was designed by Ham Kyungah in Seoul but made by anonymous North Korean embroiderers.
Bibliographic reference
Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.24-2016

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1330824/needling-whisper-needle-countrysms-series-embroidery-ham-kyungah-miss/
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