We have already told you here about the Korean Lantern Festival Exhibition which is held until September 16 at the Korean Cultural Center (Exhibition Space 1).
If you are in Paris area or passing through Paris, add this exhibition to your list of visits.
This exhibition will appeal to all Korea enthusiasts (and the premises of the Korean Cultural Center in Paris alone are worth a visit).
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“Yeondeunghoe, a Buddhist festival of illuminated colors”
This exhibition invites the French public to discover a wide variety of lanterns made from traditional Korean hanji paper, the shape of which leaves the usual lotus motifs to embrace that of other symbols: animals, plants, figures linked to Buddhism, pagodas…
In addition, photos of Buddhist temples by artist Lim young kyun will also be exhibited in the exhibition hall.
On this same occasion, during the exhibition, the Korean Cultural Center also invites you to live a unique digital experience thanks to the magic of virtual reality, allowing you to extend the experience by plunging into a dazzling world of colors.
Indeed, past and present will rub shoulders with the future during an immersive journey to the heart of a virtual world (metaverse) in which an exhibition of artists who have created works in NFT (“Non Fongible Token” in English), as well as than a parade of lanterns online, will be to be discovered.
From June 30 to September 9, a video mapping projection will be broadcast continuously in the Centre’s auditorium.
A veritable setting brimming with colors and lights, this immersive experience will allow visitors to dive into the world of Korean lanterns and bring the Yeondeunghoe exhibition to a close.
Source: Korean Cultural Center in Paris