Wanju-gun Announces Winners of the 'Emotional Travel City Wanju Dikasi Contest'

Hansangwoo of Daesang 'Trust'... 27 General and Student Works Selected Showcasing the Charm of Wanju-gun

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Wanju County announced the winners of the ‘Emotional Travel City Wanju Dicasi Contest’ on the 19th.

Dicasi, a compound word of digital camera and poetry, refers to works created by the artist who personally captures photos that contain the charm of the region’s history, culture, festivals, and tourist resources with a camera and expresses them through original poems. Wanju County was the first in Jeonbuk to hold this contest, attracting nationwide attention.

For the general category, the work titled ‘Faith’ by Han Sang-woo (Mapo-gu, Seoul), which poetically expressed the human side of the door handle of Hwamsa Daewoongjeon, was selected.

The grand prizes were awarded to Kim Sun-woo (Wanju County) for ‘Bibi (飛飛) Sunset’ and Yoo Kwang-hyun (Jeonju City) for ‘Sanho (山瑚)’, with 14 works selected for excellence and encouragement awards respectively.

These works were praised for well capturing the charm of Wanju County in celebration of the Wanju Visit Year.

Additionally, the student grand prizes went to Yeo Joo-won (Wanju County) for ‘Flower Mask’, hoping for the end of COVID-19 with a flower mask instead of a regular mask, and Jung Soo-han (Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province) for ‘Book’, a photo taken of his cousin reading a book at Samnye Culture and Arts Village.

Wanju County plans to hold traveling exhibitions of a total of 27 winning works, including 17 from the general category and 10 from the student category, at major exhibition spaces such as Nue Art Hall and Samnye Culture and Arts Village.

Furthermore, these works will be actively used for online promotion through SNS, publications, and promotional materials to spread the beauty of Wanju County through photos accompanied by poetry.

Wanju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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