Surreal World Embroidered with Light on 220m Exterior Wall of DDP: 'Seoul Light' Opens on 17th

Seoul Design Foundation to Hold Event from 17th to Next Month 2nd under the Theme 'Seoul Running Again, Together with DDP'

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] A surreal world made of light will unfold on the entire 220m exterior wall of Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), the world's largest non-regular architectural structure. By implementing a metaverse space on the DDP exterior wall, it will showcase the dynamic vitality of Seoul and a message of hope to the world through dazzling lights, media, and music.

On the 9th, the Seoul Design Foundation announced that the large-scale light show "Seoul Light" at DDP will open on the 17th. The foundation will adorn Seoul's nights with beautiful lights four times a day until January 2nd of next year.

The theme of this year's third "Seoul Light" is "Seoul Running Again, DDP Together." The main work is "Lucid Dream - Five Colors" by media artist and Seoul National University professor Park Je-sung.

In the metaverse space implemented on the DDP exterior wall, various media art techniques themed around five colors ? ▲Black (space without light) ▲Green (Seoul as a living organism) ▲White (the surreal ecosystem called metaverse) ▲Red (energy and vitality within the metaverse) ▲Blue (evolution of technology and humans) ? will be presented over 12 minutes.

This year, not only the DDP exterior wall but also the park behind DDP will become the stage for "Seoul Light." Along the park's slope, 100 lighting trees, each 2 meters tall, will be installed and reborn as a "Garden of Light," available from the 17th.

As a gesture to encourage citizens exhausted by COVID-19 to support each other and share hope, when people clap or shout messages of hope near the trees, sensors detect this and the trees move side to side as if coming to life, illuminating the surroundings with various colors.

On the 18th, the "DDP Forum_Seoul Light" will be held non-face-to-face at DDP. Main artist of 2021 Seoul Light Park Je-sung, KAIST professor and neuroscientist Jung Jae-seung, and choreographer Cha Jin-yeop will participate as moderators to discuss "Metabioart and the Body." The forum will be live-streamed on DDP's YouTube channel and accessible to everyone.

As a follow-up program to "Seoul Light," media art "Big Move with Lia KIM," which converts the powerful dance of Lia Kim, Korea's top street dancer and choreographer, into motion data, will arrive between January and mid-February next year. Park Jin-bae, head of the Seoul Light office at the Seoul Design Foundation, said, "Through Seoul Light, we want to deliver a warm message of comfort to citizens exhausted by COVID-19 and offer hope for a new leap forward."

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