The End of Flying Eaves
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters Korea’s traditional sweeping roofs have lost their place in modern society. Despite their beauty and functionality, today these roofs with intricately tiled rafters and … Read More
Category: Lost in Gwangju/Honam
The Jeonil Building: Icon of an Uprising
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters The Jeonil Building in downtown Gwangju represents many things to many different people. To casual passersby, it’s the paint-chipped eyescraper* that dominates much of … Read More
The End of Wolsan-dong as We Know It
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters Like so many other areas in Gwangju, Wolsan-dong (월산동) is a patchwork of both upwardly and downwardly mobile neighborhoods. Walk a few minutes in … Read More
The Demise of Seobang Market
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters When the topic of traditional markets in Gwangju comes up, Yangdong, Daein, Songjeong, and a few others readily come to mind. These markets have … Read More
Ogaheon: You Can’t Buy History, But You Can Rent It
Originally written by Doug Stuber(Originally appearing in Gwangju News, #143, January 2014) This is the second article of a new column in the Gwangju News, Blast from the Past, in … Read More
The Old Gwangju Red Cross Hospital: Drawing the Lifeblood of Democracy
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters At the end of “Wedding Street” downtown, just before the Seoseok Bridge over the Gwangju Stream, the old Gwangju Red Cross Hospital (구 광주적십자병원) … Read More
Colonialism in Our Midst
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters Special thanks to Kim Woo-yeon In fast-changing places like Gwangju, old buildings don’t age well. Once in disuse, they usually sit around for … Read More
The Tragic Beauty of Cloud Bridge
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters One of the best views of Gwangju is offered by Cloud Bridge (구름다리), a tied-arch pedestrian overpass located in Bongseon-dong, Nam-gu. The narrow, … Read More