‘Geumcheon G-Valley Symbolic Street Public Design’ Awarded the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Prize

Geumcheon G-Valley Gasan Digital 1-ro Established as a Symbolic Street Capturing 'G-Valley Time'... Expressing G-Valley's Dynamism with Three Sculptures: 'G-Time Machine', 'Connecting Memories', and 'Momentree'... Enhancing G-Valley's Status by Preserving History from Guro Industrial Complex

'G-Time Machine'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced that the ‘G-Valley Symbolic Street,’ created in Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu to capture the ‘Flow of Time in G-Valley,’ won the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award in the ‘Public Design Improvement’ category at the 16th Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition.

To renew the image of ‘G-Valley,’ which is still remembered as the outdated Guro Industrial Complex of the past, the district received approximately 800 million KRW in city and provincial funds and established the ‘G-Valley Symbolic Street’ last December at Geumcheon G-Valley Complex 3 (Gasan Digital 1-ro).

The Guro Industrial Complex (now Geumcheon G-Valley) has played a central role in South Korea’s economic growth for over 50 years since the 1960s. Although it is a place imbued with the sweat and efforts of many people over a long period, its historical significance and value are not well known, and both domestic and foreign visitors recognize it only as the old Guro Industrial Complex.

Accordingly, the district created a symbolic street in Geumcheon G-Valley that embodies the locality and history of the former Guro Industrial Complex and the workplace of its workers through three sculptures. Named ‘G-Time Machine,’ ‘Connecting Memories,’ and ‘Momentree,’ each sculpture expresses the dynamic spirit of G-Valley as it leaps from the past and present into the future.

‘G-Time Machine’ represents the 50 years of elapsed time with five G-layers, depicting G-Valley as a place where past times overlap. At the same time, the ground features clocks and historically significant locations to emphasize its historical value. The rotating sculpture symbolizes G-Valley’s identity as a place that passionately operates 24 hours a day.

‘Connecting Memories’ tells the story of how G-Valley was born from the sweat and efforts of female workers in the sewing industry, which formed the foundation of light industry during the Guro Industrial Complex era, through the shape of a golden sewing machine. It conveys the meaning that the passion of young people moving toward the future through today’s ‘advanced knowledge convergence industrial valley’ is connected to the G-Time Machine.

Lastly, ‘Momentree’ represents G-Valley’s past as individual cubes and expresses G-Valley extending into the future based on its past as a digital tree. It is designed to serve as a medium conveying the current story of G-Valley through the media board at the top.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “I hope this symbolic installation will serve as an opportunity to remember G-Valley’s past and to showcase its dynamic growth toward the future to the world.” He added, “I expect this specialized street to become a vibrant landmark of G-Valley where the dreams and hopes of young people gather.”

Connecting Memories

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