He, who loved traveling to Jeju, explored various places in Jeju even before the Olle Trail was established. In 2010, on a hot morning, he was captivated by the sight of a grandmother working in a field next to an abandoned house, which led him to turn his attention to Jeju's abandoned houses. Starting in the winter of 2012, he began investigating Jeju's abandoned houses and initiated a project to revitalize unused spaces, founding the "Jeju Abandoned House Revitalization Social Cooperative." Since 2015, he has been working on projects to activate microeconomic activities in rural areas of Jeju and enhance the local settlement. With an unwavering interest in "the neglected, abandoned, and overlooked," he dreams of a world where small and precious things endure, and he continues to play a role as a facilitator, helping those who wish to settle in small villages in Jeju today.
