Voyage into Paradise
Voyage into Paradise
Suncheon Bay International Eco-Environmental Art Festival 2016
by Sung-Ho Kim

Author(s)
Sung-Ho Kim
Publisher, year
Suncheon-si : Suncheon Bay International Eco-Environmental Art Festival, 2016
Scope
388 p., illustrated, 26 cm.
ISBN
9788964611548

The 2016 Suncheon Bay International Eco-environmental Art Festival consists of ‘Exhibition 1’ to be held at the Suncheon Bay National Garden and ‘Exhibition2’ and ‘Ehibition3’ to be held in different cultural spaces downtown. The theme of the festival this year is Voyage into Paradise. This year’s event is intended to extract the concept of “paradise” from the common notion of the garden as a “pleasure garden.” As the name "pleasure garden" denotes, a garden that brings nature to people living in the space of civilization is without doubt a source of joy. Such a place is also a field of remedies as it offers people comfort and peace. In a sense this space may be the origin of the elemental ecosystem in which humans are in a peaceful state alongside plants and animals. Voyage here refers to cruising and seeing sights. It refers not to any passive meditation when at a standstill but to an active view while moving industriously.


Location
Art Nature and Landscape