Black-lit into space // an art installation
Making a big statement with very little is kind of a mantra around here, so when we saw what South Korean artist Jeongmoon Choi creates only using thread and metal frames, we could only be supportive and amazed. Using UV lights to amplify colored thread and weaving it into specific designs, the neon-colored string creates interactive […]
Protesting beyond the streets and into the sky
Hoping to reach out to the North Korean population, South Korean activists soldiered past a government ban and successfully sent thousands of leaflets and CDs denouncing Pyongyang into North Korea—via balloons. Similar protests in the past were met with hostility from the North but after they recently threatened to retaliate with military force, the South closed off areas […]
New negotiations between North and South Korea
After years of tension between North and South Korea, the governments will resume dialogue to discuss South Korea’s plan to provide humanitarian aid to the North. Brought on after flooding and typhoons severly damaged regions of North Korea, the South Korean Red Cross Society first offered aid last week. For the first time in two years, North Korea has decided to accept aid from the […]