"Turning Abandoned Resources into Artworks" Sejong City Upcycling Art Exhibition

'Upcycling + Uri Geot' Exhibition Poster. Provided by Sejong City

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City announced on the 5th that it will hold an invitational exhibition titled ‘Upcycling + Uri Geot’ by artist Kim Ji-sang at the Sejong City Folk Museum’s special exhibition hall from the 6th of this month to August 29.

The invitational exhibition features works reborn as art pieces from everyday discarded items such as old clothes, used magazines, toys, and banners under the theme of ‘Rebirth of Recycling.’

Invited artist Kim Ji-sang, while active in the United States, created upcycling works using donated old hanbok from the Korean community and gained attention by exhibiting them at a Mercedes-Benz exhibition.

The exhibition is free to attend. For more details, please refer to the Sejong City Folk Museum website or contact the museum’s curatorial office for guidance.

Artist Kim Ji-sang said, “I want to create works using objects discarded as trash after their use, through artistic imagination and creativity, and introduce them to the public,” adding, “I hope citizens enjoy upcycling artworks that consider our one and only Earth.”

Lee Hong-jun, Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Sejong City, said, “I hope the exhibition becomes a place where Sejong citizens empathize with and enjoy the meaning of environmental preservation,” and added, “I also expect this to provide an opportunity for more local artists to participate in contributing to the social values demanded by the times.”

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