[Lecture #1505] 도시탐험: Korea’s developing urban exploration community
March 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm KST
도시탐험: Korea’s developing urban exploration community
SPEAKER: Jon Dunbar
DATE: Tuesday. March 12, 2024. 7:30PM (Seoul)
VENUE: Fifth floor (Conference Room) of FAST FIVE Tower (Namdaemun-ro 9-gil 24, Jung-gu, Seoul)
ADMISSION (Online & In-person): Free for Members; W10,000 for Non-members; W5,000 for Non-member students (Student ID requested)
- If you would like to attend online Zoom, RSVP by March 11 (Monday). We will email you the link on Tuesday.
- To attend in-person, RSVP is not required.
SUMMARY:
Secret places all across South Korea are being exposed at an increasing speed by urban explorers. These secretive adventurers visit forgotten and forbidden places, including abandoned buildings, urban renewal zones, underground spaces including buried streams and train tunnels, and high-up places such as rooftops and construction cranes. They use passive, nondestructive means to gain access, slipping in and out without being detected, and documenting what they find through various media.
Through the lens of one explorer who has been active for almost 20 years, we will review the history of urban exploration in Korea, including the development of the local community — or communities — as well as various issues encountered. Expect lots of wild stories and bizarre photos.
VENUE: Online Zoom & In-person
In-Person: Fifth floor (Conference Room) of FAST FIVE Tower, Namdaemun-ro 9-gil 24, Jung-gu, Seoul (a short walk from Exit 1 of Euljiro-1-ga Station(을지로입구 역, Line 2)) *No RSVP required.
Online Zoom: Please RSVP by March 11 (Monday) to receive the link
☞ Payment to be remitted to the following account:
- SHINHAN BANK #100-026-383501 (왕립아세아학회, RAS-KB)
- PAYPAL: https://paypal.me/RASKorea
* Free for Members of RAS Korea and RAS Associates (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and London)