Hamyang Sansam Anti-Aging Expo Organizing Committee Exhibits Outdoor Installation Art at Sangnim Park

Creating a Symbol Representing Wild Ginseng and Anti-Aging... Landmark Role of Expo Site

Breath of a Thousand Years by Park Bong-gi, Space of Pulsation by Park Bong-gi, Light and Shadow by Min Byeong-ju, Forest of Life and Coexistence by Neopen(Choi Seung-il and 2 others). [Image source=Expo Organizing Committee]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Organizing Committee of the Gyeongnam Hamyang Sansam Anti-Aging Expo announced on the 27th that it will install four installation art pieces around Sangnim Park to provide visitors to the expo with an opportunity to enjoy culture through artworks in addition to viewing the expo.

The art pieces to be installed this time are created in shapes symbolizing the expo’s theme of Sansam (wild ginseng) and anti-aging, and are expected to serve as landmarks of the expo site.

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Taking advantage of the large area of Sangnim Park (Natural Monument No. 154), the main venue of the Hamyang Sansam Anti-Aging Expo, the outdoor installation artworks and other attractions have been arranged to provide a rich experience. Also, in line with the COVID-19 era trends, it is expected to help social distancing quarantine policies by encouraging visitors to disperse outdoors.

“Thousand Year Breath” by artist Park Bong-gi is made of bamboo material with a steel frame skeleton, measuring 36m wide, 33m long, and 8m high, and is planned to be located at the center of the main exhibition hall.

The composition of the work reflects the characteristics of the leaves and fruits of Hamyang Sansam, depicting a giant Sansam stem with five leaves spread wide on the ground and a bountiful cluster of Sansam fruits rising toward the sky at the center of its energy.

Also, Park Bong-gi’s “Dynamic Space” is made of bamboo material with a steel frame skeleton, measuring 5.5m wide, 5.5m long, and 8m high. The base of the artwork is constructed as a circular deck to be used as a resting place for visitors. The installation site is the plaza in front of Bulrowon.

The piece symbolizes the birth of new life and the moment of vitality, shaped like a young sprout of Hamyang Sansam reaching toward the sun.

Artist Min Byung-joo’s “Light and Shadow” is a pierced artwork personifying Hamyang Sansam in stainless steel on natural stone, measuring 2m wide, 1m long, and 3m high. It focuses on the light passing through the leaf veins and the shadows formed accordingly. The installation site is next to the main gate.

Additionally, “Forest of Life and Coexistence” by Neo Pencil (Choi Seung-il and two others) depicts a family of three deer?a father deer (3m high), mother deer (1.8m high), and baby deer (1.4m)?in stainless steel, and is planned to be installed in the yard of the Sansam Theme Hall.

Kim Jong-soon, Secretary General of the Expo Organizing Committee, said, “This outdoor exhibition of installation artworks has become a good opportunity for the expo and Sangnim Park to naturally harmonize people, nature, and art,” adding, “We hope it provides rest and comfort to visitors weary from COVID-19.”

Meanwhile, the 2021 Hamyang Sansam Anti-Aging Expo will be held from September 10 to October 10, with Sangnim Park in Hamyang-gun as the first venue and Daebongsan Healing Valley as the second venue. The event will feature five sections, 20 themes, and 70 programs including exhibitions, industrial displays, academic conferences, performances, and experiential events under the international event theme “Thousand-Year Sansam, Dream of Life Extension.”

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