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Chung Guyon, Joh Sung-yong, Kim Young-joon,
Min Hyun-sik, Seung H-sang, Yi Jong-ho



Introduction
Video
Photos
Catalogue
Credits
Circulation
From the press
Contacts



South Korea in the last decades has experienced an unprecedented series of transformations at all levels in society: in the economics, in the culture, and in the politics. More specifically its capital Seoul has become one of the densest urban zones in the world. 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 S(E)OUL SCAPE. Towards a New Urbanity in Korea 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. Their architecture testifies the consequences of this transformation. It ripened over time and is permeated by the several investigations and relations with the international experience.

The S(E)OUL SCAPE. Towards a New Urbanity in Korea exhibition, supplemented by a catalogue released by episode publishers www.episode-publishers.nl, is part of the program of traveling exhibitions produced and organized by Image EXHIBITIONS.





VIDEO








PHOTOS








CATALOGUE


The official catalogue of the
S(E)OUL SCAPE. Towards a New Urbanity in Korea exhibition is published by episode publishers www.episode-publishers.nl. The book (80 pages, 15 x 15, paperback) presents 27 selected built projects and critical essays by Francisco Sanin and Pai Hyung-min.




Copies of the book can be bought from the publisher's website www.episode-publishers.nl/architecture/seoul.htm.





CREDITS


exhibition curated by
Francisco Sanin

supervisor
Marco Brizzi (Image)

project manager
Lulghennet Teklè (Image)

tour coordinator
Silvia Presenti (Image)

local coordinatoor
Lee Jae-jun

graphic design
Gianni Sinni (Lcd)
www.lcd.it

press office
Francesca Oddo, Lucia Bosso (Image)

media partner
ARCH’IT
www.architettura.it

an event produced and organised by
Image



catalogue
episode publishers
www.episode-publishers.nl

edited by
Paola Giaconia (Image)

text edited and typeset by
Eleonoor Jap Sam, Nina Post (episode publishers)

essays
Pai Hyung-min, Francisco Sanin

photography
Asakawa Satoshi, Kim Jong-oh, Kim Jea-kyeong,
Kim Tae-ho, Kim Yong Gwan, Osamu Murai



local management
(auri) Architecture & Urban Research Institute

with the support of
Arts Council Korea
Choi's Hardware Gallery Co., Ltd
Hanool
JEHYO
juro group
Miz Medi Hospital
NAIL DEVELOPMENT
NEWLITE
SAMPYO
SINDORICOH









CIRCULATION


Florence, Italy (Tour Premiere)
SESV gallery
piazza Ghiberti 27
January 24 to February 15, 2008

Barcelona, Spain
RAS Gallery

Doctor Dou 10
April 9 to May 3, 2008

Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Berlage Institute

Botersloot 25
May 15 to June 20, 2008

Maribor, Slovenia
Umetnostna galerija

Strossmayerjeva ul. 6
September 4 to 30, 2008

Bruxelles, Belgium
Bozar

Rue Ravenstein 23
October 30, 2008 to January 4, 2009

The following venues of this exhibition will be soon announced on this page.





FROM THE PRESS


Here below you can flip through the pages of a sample press report of the S(E)OUL SCAPE. Towards a New Urbanity in Korea exhibition.



Journalists and media interested in this event can contact Image MEDIA AGENCY at press@image-web.org.





CONTACTS


For informations on this exhibit or for more details on the Image EXHIBITIONS program you are invited to contact us by phone at +39 055 4684 187 or by email exhibitions@image-web.org.

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