Meet Kim Sung-hee (김성희): an artist who creates versatile pieces inspired by nature. Her pieces are lovingly created by working with a variety of media, including pastels, crayons, pens, acrylic and watercolour paint, and, much to my delight, glitter. She attributes her…
Meet Choi Na-ri (최나리): a contemporary artist who creates colourful ‘pop-art style’ cartoon characters through which Choi seeks to “introduce a new type of folk painting by grafting a modern motif on our traditional painting.” Her creations are interesting with a life of…
Meet: Heo Chae-rim (허채림), an artist who creates playful and anthropomorphic paintings and animations of vessels. Upon discovering her colourful creations, I quickly fell in love with her art and was delighted to have the opportunity to speak with her. Heo’s love…
‘Time Still Turns the Pages’, the directorial debut from Director Nick Cheuk is a poignant, heart-wrenching film that reveals the events leading up to the tragedy of a 10 year old committing suicide. Through phenomenal acting by an outstanding cast, this incredibly…
12.12: The Day, the latest film from Director Kim Sung-su, covers a lesser-known, yet tragic event in the annals of Korean political history that “plunged the country into several years of chaos”. Combining compelling performances with gripping political tensions, this riveting film…
‘Ransomed’ from Director Kim Seong-hun is an action film that draws its plot from a real-life abduction of a Korean diplomat in Bierut, Lebanon during the 1980s towards the country’s civil war. Packed with drama from the get-go, Ransomed is a film…
‘Smugglers’ from Director Ryu Seung-wan is a crime action saga that takes its audience back to the 1970s and places female characters in the centre of the film’s narrative. The opening scenes transport the viewer to the seemingly peaceful and harmonious seaside…