The media art event "Seoul Light Gwanghwamun" opens on the 12th.
- Bono Ahn
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Dong-A Ilbo | Reporter Lim Jae-hyeok
Various events including media art until the 4th of next month
A large-scale media art event will be held in the Gwanghwamun area of Seoul in the middle of winter.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 9th that it will hold the large-scale media art event '2025 Seoul Light Gwanghwamun' at Gwanghwamun Square for 24 days, starting with the opening lighting ceremony on the 12th of this month and ending on January 4th of next year.
Seoul Light Gwanghwamun, now in its fourth year, features media art by 16 artists under the theme of "Gwanghwa, Breathing with Light."
The "Fortune.exe" will be installed in the plaza that runs from the north of the King Sejong Statue to Gwanghwamun Square. This work consists of the Ilwolobongdo, made world-famous by the K-pop Demon Hunters (Kedeheon), and a 26-meter-tall light sculpture that reinterprets traditional Korean Dancheong architecture.
Directly in front of the north side of the King Sejong Statue, the "Sejong Pavilion," an LED media screen, will be on display. This three-dimensional digital stage, comprised of a 10-meter wide and 6-meter tall LED wall and an LED floor, will showcase the work of six invited domestic and international artists, as well as five artists selected through an international competition.
At midnight on the 31st of this month, a countdown to 2026, the Year of the Horse, will take place. Media art will be projected simultaneously on large outdoor billboards at buildings such as the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History and the Dong-A Ilbo headquarters.
The city plans to deploy safety management personnel along the main route of the artwork to prepare for the expected influx of crowds during the event, and to cooperate with relevant organizations such as fire stations, police stations, and nearby hospitals to prepare for various safety accidents.
[Source: Dong-A Ilbo]