Climb On!

Written by Meg Coast Photographed by Meg Coast and Ben Robins Dusty, chalk-coated hands, the feeling of cool, hard stone under rough, callused skin. Fingers reaching, hands running along the … Read More

Gwangju Live: Open Mics Around Town

Written by Andrew Vlasblom Photographed by Park Tae-sang and Ben Robins To live in Gwangju is to live in a city brimming with art. Over the past eight years that … Read More

Áine Byrne

Written by Josh Garcia Photographs courtesy of Áine Byrne There is an art to everything. It may reveal itself in the details of design, finesse, craft, presentation, or interpretation, but everything from … Read More

Lea Moreau

Written by Madeline Miller Photos courtesy of Lea Moreau and Madeline Miller Imagine a bug that, after biting a human, causes a life-long disease with no cure. The only treatment … Read More

Chuseok

Written by Jake Hollingsworth In the first week of September, South Korean leader Moon Jae-In claimed the greatest victory of his young presidency by declaring 2017 the year of the … Read More

Gwangju Design Biennale and the 4th Industrial Revolution

Written and photographed by Matt Furlane Throughout history, there have already been three industrial revolutions: The 1st industrial revolution took place during the 18th and 19th centuries and involved the … Read More

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

“Preserving Democracy”

Written by Matt Furlane This past July, I had the opportunity to attend the GIC Talk by Shahed Kayes from Bangladesh. He is a writer and human rights activist currently … Read More