Suncheon Cultural Foundation Hosts 2020 National Living Culture Festival Ecocultural Empathy Exhibition 'Suncheonman Ecology: Empathy Exhibition'

Special Exhibition Opening at Suncheonman National Garden

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The 2020 National Living Culture Festival, jointly organized by the Suncheon Cultural Foundation (Chairman Heo Seok) and the Regional Culture Promotion Agency (Director Kim Young-hyun) and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will be held from the 16th to the 18th at Suncheonman Bay National Garden and online.

Before the official opening of the festival, special planned exhibitions such as "Rest! Beolbae, with a Flower on Top" and "Hwangryonggang Renaissance - A Thousand Dreams," showcasing Suncheon's ecological culture, along with works by nationwide living culture clubs, opened on the 8th at the site in front of the plant factory in Suncheonman Bay National Garden as side events.

The "Beolbae," called "Neol" in Suncheonman, is a fishing tool used by Suncheon fishermen who have lived their entire lives pushing the mudflats while resting one knee on the beolbae, which is 20-30 cm wide and 2-3 m long, to sustain their livelihood.

Old and discarded beolbae, imbued with the lives and sweat of Suncheon residents, were gathered and reborn as new artworks titled "Rest! Beolbae, with a Flower on Top" through collaboration with Suncheon's living culture artists.

Also, "Hwangryonggang Renaissance - A Thousand Dreams" is an installation art piece featuring fish-shaped works created by about 1,000 elementary school students from Jangseong County, Jeollanam-do, expressing messages of hope and dreams about the ecological environment, giving the impression of fish swimming.

As a pre-campaign to spread living culture, various works by nationwide living culture clubs completed through the "What Are You Doing When You Play? Relay" can also be seen in the exhibition. Through nationwide contests, exhibitions such as the "National Paldo Brick Art Exhibition," "Eco Bag Gallery," "Percatball Challenge," and "Literature Relay Poetry Exhibition" provide opportunities to share thoughts and create cultural value in daily life.

To prevent COVID-19 infection, visitors can enter and view the Suncheonman Bay National Garden after complying with quarantine rules such as wearing masks and hand sanitizing. From October 12, online exhibition viewing will also be available through the 2020 National Living Culture Festival website and the Suncheon Cultural Foundation YouTube channel.

A representative of the Suncheon Cultural Foundation said, "Amid the contraction of cultural and artistic activities due to COVID-19, we expect the festival created by the Suncheon Cultural Foundation to open a new path in the post-COVID-19 era."

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