[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

Meet the photographer who captured Jeju's shamans, enjoy a stunning drone's-eye view of Korea's favourite island, see how a blind artist uses balloons to create unique works of art, and visit Korea's most 'deceptive' museum.

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"An Interview with Joey Rositano, Photographer of Jeju Shamanism"

Mimsie Ladner interviews photographer Joey Rositano about his work on South Korean Shamans. "Jeju Shamanism" is one of Rositano's projects, and in this post on My Seoul Searching, you'll hear more about his experience capturing this side of traditional Korean culture, as well as his thoughts about the future of religion on Korea's most beloved island. "It's really fascinating that people with intensely different world-views live beside each other on Jeju Island, the elderly and the younger generations", said Rositano.

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"DISCOVERING JEJU BY DRONE"

Jeju Island is a national treasure, a protected and cherished place that is home to both traditional culture and cutting-edge technologies. In this post on Travelogues, you'll see this magnificent island like never before-by drone! Neol Thomas, a videographer from New Jersey, was drawn to Jeju's unique volcanic structures, but that's not all he captured there. Click on through to see some of his amazing videos as he surveys one of Korea's favourite attractions...

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"A blind balloon artist from South Korea opens his first U.S. exhibit, and it's awesome"

Hong-seok Goh (45) is a blind South Korean artist who "creates visual works of wonder, through his own imagination and his inner eye, for the rest of us to see", according to Rebecca Hoffberger, the director of the museum where his latest project is on display. Goh used more than 40,000 balloons to create a 20-foot long elephant and turtle sculpture that is now on show; "My hope is that this will be the start of a balloon art revolution". Goh lost his vision when he was in his teens, but in his 20s, he started searching for a creative way to support himself.

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"The most deceptive museum in Seoul"

The Trick Eye Museum is, as Jung Min-ho notes, a "Instagrammer's paradise". It is also one of the top attractions in Seoul, according to TripAdvisor. 3D museums like the Trick Eye Museum are becoming increasingly popular; there's even one for adults called "The Love Museum". "Do you want to pose for a photo in which you're riding a dragon or swimming with a shark? There is a place for that in Seoul".

...READ ON THE KOREA TIMES