“Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it”: How Artists Describe the World
Back in 2010, when Banksy, an anonymous England-based graffiti artist and film director, visited San Francisco, his work popped up in various neighborhoods. A curator, Brian Greif, had taken off a part of the wall that had Banksy’s graffiti to preserve it; he looked for a museum that accepted the piece and since then, has […]
Seung Hwan Oh Artwork: Photography Meets Science
In a cozy bar near the Blue House, I met Oh Seung-hwan, also known as Tonio, a Korean photographer based in Seoul. While he was studying film at Hunter College in New York, he discovered his passion for photography. But Oh does not simply take photos. By focusing on making critiques against society and the […]
Hera Seoul Fashion Week 2017 FW Day 3, 4&5
Seoul Fashion Week 2017 F/W collections have drawn to its close already; however, let’s take a look at some of my best collections from the last three days of SFW. If you haven’t read my two articles in regarding to this season, take a look at these links below: Article1: Seoul Fashion Week 2017: “Favorite […]
Books are Back with Radish Media
By Eui-mi Seo What happens to all those books that have been published but no one wants to read? All those hours put into creative writing and publishing one work, left to collect dust. Of course, one can’t expect every book that passes the publishing house to make it big, but then what of those […]
Estrelladew for the working women
Seul Lee is a young, vibrant and smart entrepreneur who is based in Seoul, South Korea. She started up her own business that produces bathrobes, masks for women, wash bands etc. The reason behind this was that she wanted the average working women to relax after work. We met Seul at a hip coffee shop […]
Communication in 21st Century: a Delicate Balance between Positive and Negative Aspects
In a relationship with an operating system. “I’ve never loved anyone the way I loved you”. This is a quote from Her, the movie directed by Spike Jonze in 2013. The main character, Theodore Twombly, declared so to Samantha, an intelligent computer operating system personified through a female voice. The movie won several prizes […]
Metro train decorated with animation drawings
Animation drawings are seen on a metro train in Hangzhou, the capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, April 27, 2017. To celebrate the ongoing China International Cartoon and Animation Festival in Hangzhou, a metro train consisting of six cars are decorated with animation drawings.
Hera Seoul Fashion Week 2017 F/W
2017 F/W: Day 1&2 As some of you may know, Seoul is one of the leading cities for fashion. Seoul fashion week (SFW) 2017 F/W brought some everyday looks as well as some extraordinary looks. SFW was held at Dongdaemun design plaza, which is one of the newest and most iconic landmarks in the Korean […]
Korea-peaceful power in East Asia
One hundred journalists from 55 countries discussed the role of media in building peace, at the five-day 2017 World Journalists Conference which was organized by Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) in early April. The program included significant topics to discuss especially conflict resolution and the role of media. The program started in Seoul and continued […]
Tea meditation teach-in by Nun Baekgeo
Seated with our legs crossed in lotus posture, we made an effort to relax on cushions placed on the timber floor, warmed by steam pipes underneath. Coming in from the chill outside the large temple hall, the balmy atmosphere was more than welcomed. If anyone of us had expected a chanting of mantra, to induce […]
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