Creating a Goddess Myth in a New Era: Artist Park Sobin

“Art is said to be spoken in various languages, depending on the viewer, but my self-portraits are my view of my art in my 20s, when I was intensely concerned about human instincts and nature. They expressed the power of love to blossom new lives in the midst of the fear of people who could not be free from the pain of those times. The theme of my works was then about the myth of love that provides the energy that humans have been pursuing.”

An San: Shooting with Joy

While developing the skills, discipline, and physicality required to become a champion is no doubt taxing, she offered the following advice to those who would like to follow in her footsteps: “If you always train with joy and do your best, you will get good results. Go for it!”

From the Editor

The gates are opening on a new year as the entrance to January welcomes in 2023. We are met with greetings of “Happy New Year!” Additionally, the lunar new year welcomes us on Seollal (Jan. 22) with 새해 복 많이 받으십시오 (“Wishing you much happiness in the new year”). The felicitations are for happiness, but the stark reality is that there are also challenges awaiting us in the Year of the Rabbit.

Crossword Puzzle Answer for November 2022

Created by Jon Dunbar ACROSS 1 Feel a pain 5 Son of Saddam 9 Highlight of DMZ tour 12 Type of carpet or haircut 13 Dracula actor Lugosi 14 Donkey … Read More

Whose Onus Is It, Anyway?

“The land of familiar places will change;
Let’s do something before it gets strange!”

Freckles

“Each time you die another freckle is added to your skin. How faint the freckle indicates how much of a positive impact you had on the life you just expired from. “

The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

The Bastard of Istanbul, by Elif Shafak, is a complicated novel which, through the lens of historical hostilities between Turks and Armenians, tells the story of people conflicted by the burden of reconciling the past with the present.

What If the Gwangju Subway Were Free?

By William Urbanski If you’ve tried to walk, take a bus, or drive anywhere in Gwangju over the last two years, you’ve no doubt noticed that there’s a massive construction … Read More