[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

Published on 2017/04/02

Sogang University 3D prints Korean poetry, enjoy an enchanting videographic portrait of Korea's Seoul, 10 top Korea tattoo artists to get inked by, and hit the streets to see Korea's love of art in public spaces.

"Turning poems into 3D artwork"

Now here's a lovely idea: thanks to the MooN Project, an initiative spearheaded at Sogang University in Seoul, it is now possible to print Korean poetry. The technology, which came about partly thanks to a $50,000 grant from Microsoft, "create a funky physical model of the poem through a program that analyses the patterns of Korean letters and converts them into a 3D model". Click on through to see a 3D model of Kim So-wol's "Jindalleggot" and more-stunning.

...READ ON THE KOREA TIMES

"A portrait of South Korea's capital, Seoul"

Enjoy this amusing short film on Nowness shot around Korea's capital Seoul. This videographic portrait is quite charming, personal, and captures a side of Seoul you may not have seen, or taken the time to see, before. Enjoy, and be sure to set out (and share!) your own Seoul adventures...

...WATCH ON NOWNESS

"BREAKING THE TABOO: 10 DARING TATTOO ARTISTS FROM SOUTH KOREA"

Because "the skin is punctured and it bleeds", according to a spokeswoman for the Korea Medical Association, tattoos are to be performed only by doctors. However, that hasn't prevented many Koreans getting inked by those who probably haven't taken the Hippocratic oath. "Despite the illegality-including random raids and health department fines-tattooing continues to thrive in South Korea". Here you'll discover 10 tattoo artist in Korea who are doing amazing work...

...READ ON ILLUSION SCENE

"15 Must-See Photos of South Korean Street Art"

It's a shame that many associate South Korea with a cool and gritty industrial determinism because the country's artistic talents are truly, and beautifully, on display on virtually every street corner in its major cities. Take a stroll around any one of Korea's major metropolitan areas and you will be treated to an array of beautiful works of street art: "There's no question that Korea is a country for art lovers. From internationally renowned museums to obscure independent galleries, there's a space dedicated to just about every genre and medium of visual art".

...READ ON THE CULTURE TRIP