Jeju Dark Tours: A Walk Back to the Start of Modern Korean History

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photographed by Anastasia Traynin and courtesy of Jeju Dark Tours Living in Gwangju, walking down Geumnam-ro, and around the blue fountain, clock tower, and the former … Read More

Big Day South 2018 Coming to Busan

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photographed by Kim Hee-sung   Many people think of Seoul as the nexus of independent music and art culture in Korea, but for those living in … Read More

Im-dong’s Ilshin Spinning Factory and Yang-dong’s Past and Future

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photographed by Lorryn Smit and Anastasia Traynin Across from the “Baseball Village” and the Im-dong Community Service Center, colorful artwork on a long row of uniquely … Read More

A School Outside of School: Gwangju’s Oreum Education Space

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photographs courtesy of Oreum Interpretation by Park Min While still working at Hanbitt High School, on a weekend in May 2015, I attended a Gwangju indie … Read More

Korean Indie Music Venues in Gwangju

Written and photographed by Anastasia Traynin I am not a musician. I have nevertheless always loved music, and throughout my university days, I developed a passion for the energy and … Read More

Building Memory Through Archives: Chair of the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Committee Visits Gwangju

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photographs courtesy of Roslyn Russell The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was put forth in Paris on December 10, 1948, following the disastrous Second World War … Read More

Vladivostok to Moscow in Three Weeks: A Brief Encounter with the Homeland

Written and photographed by Anastasia Traynin “Where are you from?” As with many other foreigners living in this country, this is usually the first question Koreans ask when meeting me … Read More

Zandari Festa 2017: A Reportback From South Korea’s Premier Music Showcase Festival

Zandari Festa started in 2012, the year I arrived in Korea, and it took me until this year to finally make it there, checking out the last two days of … Read More