In the middle of Korea is a small province on the border of North and South Korea called Paju. During my stay time in Korea, students of design of Hongki University and fellow guests lecturers Leonardo Sonnoli, Michel De Boer, Franz Werner and Jelle Van der Toorn Vrijthoff were tasked to think about and develop new ideas around this regional centre.

Part of our process was to discover the region’s graphic character. As you will see there are many spots in the region that are like a graphic time capsule. These images are from a hamlet that once served a now defunct US military compound activated around the Korean war.