Korea Forest Service Selects 21 Outstanding Works of Mugunghwa Cultural Art

The Korea Forest Service received submissions for the '2022 Mugunghwa Cultural Works Contest' from May 9 to July 15, and after a review process, selected 21 outstanding works. The image shows the grand prize-winning works in the painting and photography categories. Provided by the Korea Forest Service.

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Forest Service has selected 21 outstanding works of 'Mugunghwa Cultural Works.'

On the 3rd, the Korea Forest Service finalized the outstanding works after reviewing a total of 3,364 submissions received through a recent contest.

The contest was held under the theme "My Flower Mugunghwa, Blooming with Hope," divided into categories of painting, photography, and video.

In the painting category, Lee So-hyun's "Infinite Our Culture" was awarded the grand prize in the general division, and Son Ye-yoon's "Dancing with Mugunghwa" won the grand prize in the student division. Each grand prize winner receives a prize of 1 million KRW and awards from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Minister of Education.

In the photography category, Park Young-im's "Decalcomania of Tongui," which captured two Mugunghwa flowers with exquisite symmetry, was selected as the grand prize winner, receiving 1 million KRW and the Korea Forest Service Director's Award.

In the video category, Kim Su-in's "People Who Love Mugunghwa" was selected as the grand prize winner, receiving a prize of 2 million KRW and the Korea Forest Service Director's Award. This work was praised for sublimating the beauty and nobility of the Mugunghwa into an art piece using sand art.

Besides these grand prize works, the Korea Forest Service plans to exhibit the selected outstanding works at the 32nd National Mugunghwa Festival held from the 10th to the 15th of this month at the Boryeong Mud Plaza area. The outstanding works of the contest can also be viewed in the award gallery on the contest website (Mugunghwa Contest).

The awards ceremony will be held together with the festival opening ceremony on the 12th.

Kim Ju-yeol, Director of Urban Forest Landscape at the Korea Forest Service, said, "We thank everyone who participated in the contest," adding, "The awarded works will play a role in raising public interest in Mugunghwa in daily life and widely promoting the value of Mugunghwa."

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