‘City of Light’ shines with food, arts festival A college press corps covering the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism poses with a smile on their faces on October 17 as the Gwangjang Festival is underway at the May 18 Democracy Square to mark the “Month of Culture” in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do. Gwangju, Jeollanam-do…
National Museum of Korea unveils new acquisitions The drapes of Buddha’s robes are expressed beautifully and delicately. Though partly rusty, the aura is carved with vine leaves and the edge is shaped into a flame pattern. Accessorized with jewels, the gilt-bronze Buddha has all three requisite elements: the full body of the figure,…
Park Seong-heon, master of paper craft Flat paper can be turned into all kinds of three dimensional shapes when cut, folded and pasted. Sometimes, an animal comes around, while robots, airplanes and more diverse shapes are created, too. It’s a world created through paper craft. Park Seong-hyun and his paper-made ‘friends.’…
