SK Hynix Realizes 'Win-Win' Social Value... Strengthens Cultural Content Partnerships
Request for in-house beach and souvenir design of the work
August COVID-19 negative pressure ward medical staff webtoon exhibition
The lobby view of SK Hynix Icheon R&D (Research and Development) Center transformed into the Happiness Art Museum Gallery H.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] SK Hynix announced on the 28th that it held a cultural content partnership ceremony with the social enterprise 'Otista' at its Icheon Campus in Gyeonggi Province.
'Otista' is a social enterprise that discovers and develops the special talents of individuals with autism to help them achieve independence. At the ceremony, eight autistic designers affiliated with Otista exhibited their own paintings at the 'Happiness Art Museum' and experienced a tour of the semiconductor factory.
Since June, SK Hynix has been operating the Happiness Art Museum within the company. It provides exhibition opportunities and a safety net such as purchasing artworks for cultural artists who have faced difficulties due to the closure of exhibition facilities caused by COVID-19. From this month, 80 works by Otista are on display.
SK Hynix plans to further strengthen its partnership through artwork collaboration on the occasion of the ceremony. Including the 80 works displayed in the in-house art museum, the company will purchase a total of about 180 pieces to be placed inside the company and used to improve the office environment. They are also planning to expand partnerships such as commissioning designs for company souvenirs.
Lee Il-woo, Vice President of SK Hynix, said, “Through continuous cooperation with autistic designers, we hope to support their independence and increase employees' interest in art by people with disabilities.”
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Meanwhile, the company will expand the Happiness Art Museum, which started at the Icheon Campus, to the Cheongju and Bundang campuses. Starting next month, works by nurse Oh Young-jun, who gained attention for depicting the stories of medical staff in COVID-19 negative pressure rooms through webtoons, and upcycling artist Lee Sun-mi, who creates beautiful works by recycling discarded waste paper, will also be exhibited.
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