Busan’s Gamcheon culture village – Asia’s artiest town?
Busan secret: Gamcheon village —
Korean artists and art students have installed various works of art throughout Gamcheon village. Can you spot the painted sculptures in this photo?
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Bird-watching —
"People and Birds," by artist Jun Young-jin (look on the roof) is one of many art installations placed in houses throughout the village.
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Village participation —
The public art project called on villagers' participation, as well as input from artists. The "Culture Garden" series of painted wooden fish is a joint project by artists Jin Young-sub and Park Kyung-seok and Gamcheon locals.
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Closed at 6 p.m. —
The village "closes" to tourists at 6 p.m. so that residents can maintain their privacy in the evenings.
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Follow the fish —
In order to not get lost, visitors are instructed to follow schools of painted wooden fish throughout the village.
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Unusual exhibition spaces —
Abandoned houses have been turned into exhibition spaces for works such as "Room of Darkness" (in top right of this picture).
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View from the top —
View from the roof of the "Sky Garden" village information center.
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Converted houses —
Houses have been converted into restaurants and cafes. Some are run by the village, others by individuals.
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Quirky lighthouse —
The village is dotted with playful photo ops such as this colorful "lighthouse."
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"Why, hello." —
The "Little Prince" is one of many quirky surprises found around corners in Gamcheon.
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So sleepy —
The old bathhouse has been turned into the village community center where visitors can buy coffee and learn how to make pottery. The structure of the bathhouse remains -- one artist has recreated a bored bathhouse receptionist.
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Reliving the past —
The new exhibition space at the old bathhouse shows how things used to be.
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Religious roots —
Gamcheon was founded in 1955 by the followers of Taegeukdo, a religious community formed in the early 1900s.
