The Bamboo Cathedral
Aesthetically pleasing churches are among the rarest structures to find abandoned.
Tag: ruin
The Great Leap Backward: A Look Inside the Old Gwangju Prison
“What they were also surprisingly keen on was decorating, as many rooms had unique wallpaper not seen in other cells.”
Anticommunism and Counterespionage in the Middle of Nowhere
“My aim here is neither to extol nor vilify the Saemaul Movement, but rather to highlight its continued impact on the Korea we see today.”
The Bulldozed Future: Sequel
This spring the Gwangju News carried a feature on The Bulldozed Future, a newborn webzine on urban exploration, as an interview with its Seoul-based urban exploring photographer and editor, Ryan Berkebile (March 2021 issue). Since then Ryan has done more exploring and has come out with the second issue of his webzine. His adventures include numerous explorations in the Gwangju area that make it into the zine’s latest issue.
Amusement’s Watery Grave: Songsan Amusement Park Limps Back to Life
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
Odds and (Dead) Ends: Whistling Past the Graveyard
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