A Special Mural Painted on the Exterior Wall of Yongin VR Sports Experience Center

Participation of Developmentally Disabled in Art Community
Capturing Communication Between Disabled and Non-Disabled

A special mural has appeared on the exterior wall of the recently opened 'Virtual Reality (VR) Sports Experience Center' in Yeokbuk-dong, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do.

A mural painted on the exterior wall of the 'Virtual Reality Sports Experience Center' in Yeokbuk-dong, Yongin. Both people with disabilities and those without participated in its creation, receiving praise for effectively capturing the center's purpose.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The VR Sports Experience Center, which opened in June, is a remodeled building of the former vehicle registration office. It was established with a 500 million KRW support from the Korea Paralympic Committee and the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education to promote health improvement and rehabilitation for people with disabilities through VR sports experiences. The facility is available not only to people with disabilities but also to seniors and non-disabled individuals.

According to Yongin City on the 28th, a mural themed 'People Experiencing Virtual Reality' was recently painted on the walls to the left and right of the center's main entrance. The mural depicts various people visiting the center and experiencing sports through VR.

The mural was created at the suggestion of Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin. Mayor Lee hoped that the center would expand beyond being just a space for sports experiences to become a communication space where people with and without disabilities share and understand each other, and he wanted a mural on the exterior wall to symbolize this.

Joo Sang-hee, the representative of 'Atelier Play Together' (A.P.T), an art community for people with developmental disabilities located in Dongcheon-dong, Suji-gu, participated in the mural production as an advisor. Joo recommended a work by Yoo Dong-hyeok, a developmental disability artist affiliated with A.P.T, as the original artwork for the mural. Designer Kim Bo-young, a full member of the Korean Art Therapy Association, participated in the design work to transform the original artwork into the mural, and the construction was overseen by Lee Gu-young, chairman of the Dandelion Art Cooperative.

Joo explained, "This mural is significant as a collaborative work between people with and without disabilities, aligning with the VR Sports Experience Center's goal of harmony between disabled and non-disabled individuals."

Mayor Lee said, "The meaning of establishing the center is special, but the mural's completion with the help of the developmental disability art community and various workers makes it even more meaningful. The mural brightens the building's exterior and will bring joy to those using the center."

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