The Paper Museum
The paper museum had been opened in 2004 and although are guide book had implied that the building was actually made out of paper (which I can hear you saying how stupid we must have been) but in our defense parts of it are made out of paper. It is completely environmentally friendly it is constructed of thick paper tubes and old steel containers, with no cement.
Inside the Paper Museum
Papertainer (which means paper and container) opened to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Design House, a well-known publishing company in Korea located in Olympic Park.
The container part of the gallery that held all the marketing displays was really good, in each container, an artist has created an image of each particular brand, some were easier to figure out than others. There were however interactive rooms that produced lights in darkend rooms, and enough mirrors to make you stand there for ten minutes deciding which is your better side and do I really look like this from behind. A lot of them were hands on displays but a couple weren't which I found after I'd ripped this plastic ball of its velcro. No harm done though and no one noticed luckily. It had 30 brands altogether including Samsung Anycall, Nike Korea, Bean Pole and Home Plus (a Korean version of Tesco and I think one owns the other as they have the same classic red and blue design).
The Home Plus Display
The Paper Gallery features an exhibition called ‘Spotlight on 30 Women,’ which sheds new light on historical and legendary Korean female figures including Empress Myeongseong, Yu Gwan-Sun, Hwang Jin-I, and Na Hye-seok. Featuring images, photos and paintings, the exhibition aims for a visual portrayal of famous female figures and an interpretation that differs from male-centric historical accounts. Thirty participating artists include well-known names such as Nancy Lang, Kim Jung-man, and Jung Kuho.
This exhibition was really well done and we spent ages in there taking photo's sneakily when the curator wasn't looking.
Lady with flower The Pretzel of peace
This was one of our favourites
- Posted by k_millington on 05/01/2007.
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