[como_august] Haeundae

Art Center Nabi COMO presents JiHoon Byun's "Haeundae" from August 8 to September 14.

Haeundae beach is one of the most famous beach across Korea. It is locaed on the eastern part of Busan city, the southernmost end of the Korean peninsula. The name of "Haeundae" derived from "Haeun", the name of the great Scholar Choi Chi-won under the pen name of Ko Un during the late period of the Silla Kingdom. Allegedly, Scholar Choi Chi-won carved a 3-letter "Haeundae" on the southern rockwall of Dongbaek Island, being fascinated with the exquisite wonders of the Haeundae Dalmaji area, on his way to Mt. Gaya deserting his government post.

JiHoon Byun(www.phantasian.com) has featured works to connect two different spaces by network.

by Byun delivers the realtime sound and image of the popular beach to COMO at Seoul. This work invites citizens to enjoy the sea, sky and sound of Haeyndae beach in city.