Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
In a departure from the usual Lost in Gwangju column, this month we’ll go beyond the city limits and share the best of the region’s ripped backsides, along with a few tangents about why we sink so much time into finding them.
Just when you thought hanok architecture had been consigned to either moldering country homes or sterile boutique spaces, a lone hanok restorer in his mid-20s emerges with a vision to not only restore traditional houses in the present but also preserve their structural designs for posterity via 3D modeling.
By Emmanuela Sabatini. Naju is a cultural heritage city in South Jeolla Province with a lot of historical places to visit. I went to the city to visit the Naju … Read More
By Emmanuela Sabatini. Have you heard about Buyeo? Buyeo is a rural area in South Chungcheong Province, the home of the Baekje Kingdom in the Korea of two millennia ago. … Read More
By Isaiah Winters. As we near the upcoming rainy season, many of Gwangju’s riverside residents and businesses are eyeing the calendar with a sense of foreboding. Last year’s torrents, swelled … Read More
By Mirjana Adzic. Have you heard of Montenegro? It is a small country on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, and the translation of its name literally means “black mountain.” … Read More
By Isaiah Winters. Every six months to a year, I cobble together an assortment of misfit findings from my many odd experiences in the City of Light. Though each would … Read More
By Melline Galani. When I visited Sorok-do (Sorok Island) on an organized trip, I did not know what to expect. We were told that Sorok-do has long been called the … Read More
