I have so much free time now that my Korean class is
over! I’ve been looking for fun ways to spend the day. My friend gave me
a ticket she had from a photography showing in 종로 so I went to check it
out.
It was a New York photographer. He focused a lot on New York youth and indie culture. Lots of nudes. His work was really fantastic, but it was weird because it was supposed to be my culture… but it really isn’t. I’ve lived in suburban Ohio for all of my life and have no connection to NYC youth culture, though I am familiar with the way it is portrayed in media. So looking around, I was comparing it to NYC youth culture that I’ve been exposed to in other mediums and also wondering what the Koreans’ reaction to the photographs were. It’s something familiar but disconnected to me. I wonder if some people would feel more connected to the work because being from Seoul they are a part of big-city youth culture, of if they would feel less connected because of the differences between American and Korean culture. I’m sure it depends on the person, but I really wished that I could read minds while I was there!
Also, there was a tour guide showing people around at one point and I kind of hovered in the back to listen to what she was saying and I was proud of myself for how much of her Korean I could understand! I didn't get the whole idea she was talking about, but I understood most of it! Though, she kept saying "lion" and I was really confused because the work has nothing to do with lions and every picture she went to she talked about "lion." Finally I realized she was talking about the photographer, whose name is Ryan! XD
Anyway, I'm definitely planning on visiting the area again because there were a lot of different museums. It was actually located right across the street from 경복궁. Also, the scenery in and around 경복궁 is gorgeous right now in this fall weather!
It was a New York photographer. He focused a lot on New York youth and indie culture. Lots of nudes. His work was really fantastic, but it was weird because it was supposed to be my culture… but it really isn’t. I’ve lived in suburban Ohio for all of my life and have no connection to NYC youth culture, though I am familiar with the way it is portrayed in media. So looking around, I was comparing it to NYC youth culture that I’ve been exposed to in other mediums and also wondering what the Koreans’ reaction to the photographs were. It’s something familiar but disconnected to me. I wonder if some people would feel more connected to the work because being from Seoul they are a part of big-city youth culture, of if they would feel less connected because of the differences between American and Korean culture. I’m sure it depends on the person, but I really wished that I could read minds while I was there!
Also, there was a tour guide showing people around at one point and I kind of hovered in the back to listen to what she was saying and I was proud of myself for how much of her Korean I could understand! I didn't get the whole idea she was talking about, but I understood most of it! Though, she kept saying "lion" and I was really confused because the work has nothing to do with lions and every picture she went to she talked about "lion." Finally I realized she was talking about the photographer, whose name is Ryan! XD
Anyway, I'm definitely planning on visiting the area again because there were a lot of different museums. It was actually located right across the street from 경복궁. Also, the scenery in and around 경복궁 is gorgeous right now in this fall weather!
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