Nostalgia and Nepotism in Unam-dong
One Neighborhood’s Janus-Faced Goodbye. By Isaiah Winters. Follow the ripple effects of any urban redevelopment project and you’ll be amazed where you end up. This happens time and time again … Read More
Tag: Urban Exploring
Gwangju City Preserves 5.18 Torture Site
By Isaiah Winters. On the third anniversary of my joining the Gwangju News team, I’m happy to return to a historic site that was the topic of my very first … Read More
Singa-dong Gives Up the Ghost
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. For Gwangju’s up-and-coming striver class, buying a new apartment in the affluent Suwan District is the quintessence of “making it.” This monied district is … Read More
On the Right Path
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. Rotting along Gwangju’s extreme western fringe are the remains of two largely forgotten institutions whose infamous backstories are worth recalling. Located in sleepy Samgeo-dong, … Read More
Remembering Hak-dong’s Humanity
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. In 1946, on his second and last visit to Gwangju, Korean independence activist Kim Gu paid a special visit to Hak-dong that would leave … Read More
Sorting Gwangju’s Cancer Jars: Day 1
The particular hospital where we were had been abandoned for some time, and yet there was an astonishing amount of equipment and documentation remaining inside.
Enjoying the Decline: Urban Exploration in South Jeolla
Urban Exploration in South Jeolla can be very interesting because there is an abundance of abandoned derelict sites! My Korea describes some fascinating sights