Sculptor Joo Youn Paek must suffer from a serious case of narcolepsy. I can only imagine the Pillowig being practical if you are prepared to fall asleep anytime, anywhere. Still, I give her credit for looking cute and for wearing a bowtie to match the outfit.
Okay, so me being the guy I am, I am a sucker for cute girls. And maybe I would not be posting about this if I thought, "Awwww... How cute!" Actually, Joo Youn Paek takes this little invention quite seriously — to the point of calling the pillowig a "sculpture".
You can see how seriously she is in her own words.
"Pillowig" is hand made wearable pillow comforting trieness of people in daily lives, enabling users to sleep comfortably whenever and whenever they’d like. When user test is done in public spaces - subway, airplane, library, class room and laundromat, viewers commented: “I would like to have it for my trip.”, “Very funny.” “This is practical, but a laugh, too." I made 50 limited editions and sold 47 pieces at the exhibition of the work and gained “Pillowig” fans. Two months later fans did a group performance piece at the Old Palace, Seoul.Pillowig - Joo Youn Paek
She wasn't lying when she said she got her fans to do a group performance. This performance entailed getting them together to dream their own dreams in front of Gyeongbok Palace. Oh, what I would have done to have seen that performance!
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