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Little Things’ Home
We Must Protect

RoleVisual Research
Visual Identity Design
Exhibition Graphics
Graphic Design
Workshop Facilitation / Assistant
 In 2022, honey bees disappeared from Korea. The disappearance of this small insect has had a big impact, and served as a powerful exposé of the seriousness of the climate crisis, sparking global controversy. The struggle for survival that bees and butterflies faced demonstrated the essential role they play as pollinators in food production, as well as in the natural ecosystem as a whole. The absence of these pollinators is not a distánt and nebulous issue, but one that has immediate repercussions and can be seen as a part of our shared daily lives.

“Little Things’ Home We Must Protect” seeks to demonstrate that small actions in the spheres of nature and ecology can be the intervention we need to create a better planet. Through ‘Bug Hotel’, this project proposes a sanctuary for these small creatures, threatened by pesticides and insecticides, to provide emergency relief for insects that have lost their homes in urban environments. The concept of insect hotels is already in practice around the world, as seen in several European countries. However, the unfortunate reality is that in Korea, awareness of the need to protect, coexist with, and provide emergency relief for insects still remains largely unaddressed. Therefore, through this project, we hope to encourage reflecting upon the climate crisis and the sustainability measures required, and how they closely connect to our everyday lives.




Process of building Little Things' Home

1. Supplying Materials
2. Applying Oil Stain
3. fill materials
4. Installation
5. OPEN Bug hotel



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