Gochang-gun Selected for 'World Heritage Media Art Project'

[Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, is launching digital content development and promotion related to the dolmens, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

According to the county on the 16th, it was recently selected as the final winner in the ‘2022 World Heritage Media Art Project’ contest held by the Cultural Heritage Administration.

This project, with a total budget of 2 billion KRW (1 billion KRW from the national government, 300 million KRW from the provincial government, etc.), will showcase various media art contents that visitors can directly experience and feel from the entrance of the dolmen site.

Specifically, six representative programs will be operated under the theme ‘Sacred Megalith! The Journey of Dolmen Wishes.’

The county expects to provide immersive sensory content through media art using cutting-edge convergence technologies such as projection mapping at the 3,000-year-old Gochang Dolmen World Heritage site, allowing all citizens to experience the World Heritage site.

Efforts are also focused on developing content utilizing various cultural heritages of the region.

In fact, the Dolmen Museum is equipped with VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality), and AR (Augmented Reality) devices, which have received great responses from visitors.

The Gochang Eupseong Fortress, a local landmark, was also selected in the ‘Regional-linked Advanced CT (Culture Technology) Demonstration Project (R&D)’ contest hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency, securing a total project budget of 8.8 billion KRW.

The project to cover the outer fortress walls with media art is currently progressing smoothly.

County Governor Yoo Gi-sang said, “Breathing life and color into cultural assets gives us a mysterious experience and new emotions about our cultural heritage,” adding, “We will produce and operate a media art show at the dolmen site to widely promote the universal value of the World Heritage and utilize it as a representative heritage and tourist attraction of the region.”

Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil gjg7070@asiae.co.kr

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