한국 원림(園林)의 은사문화(隱士文化)와 공간적 상징

Abstract

(Background and Purpose) In Korea, the culture of being among scholars gave rise to an architectural form known as wonlim. Wonlim, which existed independently in nature and was constructed with minimal artificiality, actively embraced surrounding natural objects. Natural objects that occupied an important position in space were given special meaning by the scholars. Natural objects were named and used as the subjects of poetry, and became a symbolic medium to express the ideas and thoughts of scholars. Therefore, if you understand the names given to natural objects and their corresponding poems, we will be able to set new standards for understanding the spatial symbolic system of wonlim. (Method) To understand wonlim, I grasp the occurrence and historical background of the culture of seclusive scholars in Korea. Moreover, I conducted research to interpret and understand poetry with the theme of space and natural objects in wonlim. In addition, through the exploration of the space in wonlims, I went through the process of taking pictures and drawing floor plans. In the process of directly checking the spaces mentioned in the poem, it is confirmed that the ideas and thoughts of the scholars are projected onto natural objects and expressed symbolically. Natural objects are organized into categories such as trees, stones, water, and flowers, and each spatial symbol system is analyzed. (Results) Korean scholars have symbolically expressed their ideas and thoughts through trees, stones, water, and flowers that make up wonlim. The meaning, transmitted through poetic expression, is as follows: First, seclusive scholars of wonlim in Korea symbolized the intention of seclusion in comparison to natural objects existing in the space of wonlim. Second, to symbolize the intention of life as a novel man, seclusive scholars actively used natural objects of wonlim. Third, natural objects existing in the space of the Korean wonlim served as a medium symbolizing the Taoist or ideal world. (Conclusions) The wonlim, which exists as the physical background of the culture of seclusive scholars in Korea, is full of symbols that reveal the ideas and philosophy of seclusive scholars. The names and poems given by scholars to natural objects that make up wonlim are symbolic expressions of the scholars’ ideas and will remain in future generations. I am convinced that the efforts to interpret and understand this will have significance as an important process for understanding the ideas and architectural intentions of scholars who have enjoyed the seclusive scholars’ culture in wonlim and will serve as the basis for confirming our identity.