S(E)OUL SCAPE. Towards a New Urbanity in Korea

The S(E)OUL SCAPE. Towards a New Urbanity in Korea exhibition, curated by Francisco Sanin and produced by iMage, has been presented on January 24th, 2008 at the SESV gallery in Florence, Italy.

After a long period of dictatorship and along with an extraordinary process of economic development that characterized the last years, South Korea opened up to experimentation in all major arts, not least architecture. And architecture is at the center of the exhibition curated by Francisco Sanin, which presents an overview on the research which revolves around that emerging yet configured urban landscape that constitutes this unique city and is continuously engulfing the entire population of the South Korean peninsula.

Six among the most well known Korean architects are the protagonists of this evolution. Their work represents an ongoing research and exploration, a critical view to the processes taking place in this unique context. Chung Guyon, Joh Sung-yong, Kim Young-joon, Min Hyun-sik, Seung H-sang, Yi Jong-ho represent the generation of those who have been able to trigger a debate, an interaction, a research which is aimed at rousing Korea from a feverish moment of great political turmoil.

Please visit http://www.image-web.org/exhibitions for a wider introduction.

This video, documenting the exhibition opening in Florence, has been made by Diana Lombardi for iMage.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Architecture
• Exhibition
• Korea
• Seoul
• iMage
• Sanin
• Guyon
• Sung-yong
• Young-joon
• Hyun-sik
• H-sang
• Jong-ho