January–April. Exhibition March 27–April 25, 2026. Yulim Song has invited the residents of Rauma to participate and use different knitting techniques to create various mittens, or "portraits" of their hands, which she will compile into an exhibition. The end result will not be ordinary gloves, but unique works of art that reveal the true shape of the hand, its scars, and its lived history.

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During her residency, Song has led workshops for knitting groups in Rauma, schoolchildren, teacher trainees, and residents of a care home. She believes that Finnish knitting skills are world-class, and watching these participants work has felt like magic. While watching them knit, she noticed their hands and heard their stories about accidents, injuries, and the marks left by years of hard work. Song realized that the most beautiful thing is not just the knitted sweaters, socks, or mittens, but also the hands that knitted them.

While knitting, Song records the participants' stories through interviews. The history of their hands unfolds in stories of injuries, work, and how handicrafts continue despite adversity. The end result is a "monument" in the middle of the exhibition space—a tribute to the identity, perseverance, and craftsmanship of the people of Rauma—as well as a collection of the participants' stories. 

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Yulim Song studied painting at Hongik University in Seoul and graduated with a Master of Arts degree from Kingston University in London, specializing in installation art. In her work, she mainly uses handicraft techniques such as knitting and embroidery.

Sung-Hoon Hong, Song's spouse, also works at the residence and is currently writing a book as an anthropologist under contract with Minumsa Publishing Group. Sung-Hoon Hong has expanded his interests and work from mechanical aviation technology to art and anthropology. He has served as a professor of humanities and social sciences at the Korea National Research Institute and as a lecturer in anthropology at the Samsung Institute of Art and Design.