Residents dress trees in knitted clothes to decorate Seoul streets

Members of the Mujaigessomttam community group began a tree knitting exhibition in the Namyeong-dong neighborhood of Yongsan, Seoul.

The group placed handmade knitted garments on more than 50 trees along Duteopbawi-ro, located across from a local community center. The exhibition will continue until January 31, 2027. The members, who first met in 2005 as parents at Samgwang Elementary School, received a community project grant in June to produce the works.

Some of the knitted items use recycled knitwear that people no longer wear. The group distributed clover charms made from leftover fabric scraps to residents during an opening event on November 3.