Naju-si Screens Digital Video Artworks at Bogeamri Burial Mound Exhibition Hall

Published 30 Dec.2021 10:36(KST)

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) is newly presenting two video works realized with the latest digital video technology at the Naju Bokamri Tumuli Exhibition Hall (Director Lee Jeong-ho).

On the 30th, according to Naju City and the Bokamri Tumuli Exhibition Hall, the ‘Digital Immersive Video Hall’ inside the exhibition hall was recently established and opened through the 2021 Regional Specialized Content Development Support Project led by the Korea Creative Content Agency.

This project, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Jeollanam-do, and the Jeonnam Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency Foundation, is a nationwide public contest project that supports the development and nurturing of specialized content based on the unique history and traditions of the region into content capable of generating economic added value.

Since being selected in the contest last March, the city has invested 400 million KRW to promote two tasks: ‘Production of Mahan Tumuli Virtual Convergence (XR) Content and Establishment of XR Experience Zone’ and ‘Old Future, Memory of Mahan (title) Video Production’ within the Bokamri Tumuli Exhibition Hall.

The newly opened Digital Immersive Video Hall is part of the second task and utilizes projection mapping technology to implement a panoramic screen measuring 11.7m in width and 2.6m in height across three interior walls of the exhibition hall.

‘Projection Mapping’ is a technology that projects light-based images onto surfaces of objects such as building exteriors, interior spaces, and objects.

In the video hall, two works are screened: the animation ‘The King’s Gilt-bronze Shoes’ (title), aimed at child viewers, and ‘Old Future, Memory of Mahan,’ which incorporates 3D modeling and drone technology.

‘The King’s Gilt-bronze Shoes’ is a 2D and 3D mixed animation work that deals with the daily life, culture, and afterlife worldview of ancient Mahan people.

It features fantastic animals engraved on the ‘Gilt-bronze Shoes Excavated from Jeongchon Tumuli in Naju,’ which was designated as National Treasure No. 2125 in April this year.

Director Lee Jeong-ho introduced the work as “an animation containing the afterlife expressed in vivid colors, dynamic movements of legendary animals, and a touching storytelling of a deceased leader reuniting with his mother who has become an immortal (仙人).”

The other video, ‘Old Future, Memory of Mahan,’ captures the spirit of harmony and tolerance of the Mahan people who flourished the brilliant culture of the Yeongsan River basin, their funeral culture, and the artistry of metal crafts.

It highlights the Mahan people’s aspirations for the afterlife through the gilt-bronze shoes reborn with 3D modeling technology as a medium.

The video production was carried out by Solsol Cooperative, a local media content specialized production company.

The background music in the work was composed by Min Soyoon and Kim Yongwon, members of the traditional Korean music creative group Noolryang, who also composed the music for the film ‘Wolnag Sori.’ The title calligraphy was done by master calligrapher Jin Seong-yeong, and narration was performed by actress Yang Hee-kyung, drawing attention.

Lee Chun-hyung, head of the Naju City History and Tourism Division, said, “With the enforcement of the Historical and Cultural Area Maintenance Act, Naju is newly gaining attention as the center of the Mahan Kingdom, and the establishment of the video hall will be an opportunity to diversify historical and cultural content related to Mahan.”