"I Didn't Know It Was Artwork"... Male and Female Police Officers Who Graffitied 'Oppa Saranghae' Turn Themselves In

Graffiti on Exhibition Works at Seongsu-dong Complex Cultural Space
YouTuber: "Crazy People Damaged My Map"
"Didn't Know It Was Artwork" Surrenders to Police

Bart van Gneuten's artwork was damaged due to graffiti. [Source: YouTube channel 'AigoBart' (iGoBart) capture]

A man and a woman who vandalized an exhibition piece by a foreign YouTuber turned themselves in to the police as the investigation closed in on them.

On the 23rd, the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul announced that they have booked and are investigating Mr. A, a man in his 30s, and Ms. B, a woman in her 20s, on charges of damaging an exhibition piece by a Dutch-born Korean travel YouTuber. According to the police, the two, who are acquaintances, vandalized a map of Seoul by Bart van Gnechten with pen inscriptions such as "Oppa, I love you" and "Album fighting" at a complex cultural space located in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, around 2 a.m. on the 15th, and are suspected of property damage.

Bart, the operator of the YouTube channel "iGoBart" with 220,000 subscribers, had been holding an exhibition titled "Welcome to My Dong" at the location since the 9th. He documented his journey exploring 467 neighborhoods in Seoul. On the day the vandalism occurred, Bart posted on his social media, "Some crazy people damaged my map," and announced, "I will suspend the exhibition."

After receiving the report, the police reviewed nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and identified Ms. B's residence. As the investigation tightened, the two appeared together at the police station and turned themselves in around 10:30 p.m. on the 19th, four days after the incident. During the police investigation, they reportedly stated that they did not realize it was an artwork when they scribbled on it. The police plan to investigate the detailed circumstances of the crime with Mr. A and others.

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