Songpa-gu Seokchon Lake Public Art Transformed with 'Signage Media Art'

Pyramid-Shaped Signage Screen Installed in Front Yard of Seokchon Lake Atelier... Completed with 522 Drawings by 150 Residents Participating in Artist Park Hoeun's Work

Public art project work "Future Sculpture" installed in the front yard of Seokchon Lake Atelier

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is showcasing the public art project piece "Future Sculpture" on a signage screen in the front yard of the Seokchon Lake Atelier.

This work is part of a public art project hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Seoul City, and organized by Songpa-gu.

After selecting artist Park Ho-eun through a public contest earlier this year, the final piece was completed following a six-month production process involving community participation.

Artist Park Ho-eun, who planned the project, majored in Western painting at Seoul National University and its graduate school. Park actively works by collecting words and texts and transforming them into images.

This citizen participation project involved 150 residents from various generations, ranging from elementary school students to seniors. The residents left 522 self-portraits under the theme "Life after COVID-19." The drawings contained diverse imaginations and hopes, such as overcoming COVID-19 and daily life while wearing new quarantine devices.

Subsequently, Park Ho-eun and 17 other artists compiled the residents' drawings and stories to create the animated video "Future Sculpture," which was recently realized as media art on signage, gaining attention as the "fourth screen."

A pyramid-shaped signage screen was installed in the front yard of Seokchon Lake Atelier. From 7 PM to 9 PM, the animation is displayed on the LED panel, allowing anyone passing by Seokchon Lake to view it.

The district explained that this project is significant because it was completed together by artists and residents. They added that it will be a meaningful opportunity to communicate through art and reflect on each person's inner self.

Meanwhile, Songpa-gu is establishing the Seokchon Lake area as a cultural and artistic hub by creating cultural and artistic spaces of various genres. As part of this effort, following last year's "Cultural Experiment Space Lake," the audience-participation performance venue "Seokchon Lake Atelier" was opened in June at the west lake of Seokchon Lake. The "Seokchon Lake Atelier" features a small performance hall, caf?, rooftop garden, and more, where local and young artists can hold performances and exhibitions, accessible to anyone visiting Seokchon Lake.

Songpa-gu Mayor Park Seong-su stated, "With the 'Cultural Experiment Space Lake,' 'Seokchon Lake Atelier,' and the upcoming 'Art Gallery' cultural space, Seokchon Lake will become Songpa's cultural and artistic hub." He added, "We will actively utilize these spaces to expand various cultural and artistic infrastructures and do our best to enrich residents' lives through culture and arts."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.