Ten Years After : Gwangju Design Biennale Fair Curator Song Seong-hee Embraces the “New Normal”

Written by Anastasia Traynin Song Seong-hee interview interpretation by Gwangju Design Biennale Photographs by Lorryn Smit The present seems to be a scary place, with wars and natural disasters devastating places … Read More

Human Rights and Democracy from Around Asia and Africa: Four Students Debut CNU’s First Global NGO Master’s Program

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photograph courtesy of Shahed Kayes, Class Leader During the first semester of 2017, this writer had the opportunity to take an elective class with American writer, … Read More

1930 Salon de Yangnim & Film Station

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photos courtesy of 1930 Salon de Yangnim and It da Interpretation by Heo Seok-yeong Cultural events and activities in Korea are not limited to the weekends. … Read More

Sexuality in the “Spotlight” – New Gwangju Adult Store Takes a Uniquely Open Approach

Written by Anastasia Traynin Interpreted by Cho Namhee Photographed by Ben Robins Standing at a Gwangju downtown bus stop on a fall day last year, I saw a promotional sticker … Read More

After the Sewol: Two English Filmmakers Take on a Korean Tragedy

Photos courtesy of After the Sewol By the time the movie was over, there were not many dry eyes in the audience of over 60 people at the April 22 … Read More

Tim Shorrock at the 5.18 Archives: A Two-Month Project in Gwangju

Photos courtesy of Tim Shorrock  There are few Americans with as much inside knowledge about the May 18 Gwangju Uprising as Washington, D.C.-based veteran investigative journalist Tim Shorrock. Shaped by … Read More

Lessons of May 18: Hyedang Seunim Reflects on a Life of Teaching

Photos by Lorryn Smit and courtesy of Hyedang Seunim At the Jeollanamdo Provincial Hall, where members of the Gwangju Citizens’ Army gathered, a group of foreign reporters stood, unable to … Read More

DoIndie Korea and the New Speakeasy: Bringing Live Music Back into the Spotlight

Words by Anastasia Traynin Photos courtesy of Speakeasy With the start of spring this year, there are two important dates in the Gwangju live music scene. The first was the … Read More