INVESTIGATING CONCEPTS EXCAVATED FROM HERITAGE WORK: UNEARTHING FUTURE

‘Architecture and Heritage: Unearthing Future’ is an exhibition which aims to observe the contemporary significance of Deoksugung Palace as a modern heritage site, aligning itself with the ‘Deoksugung projects’ which took place in 2012 and 2017. Unlike these precursors, which involved only domestic artists, five domestic and international architect teams participated this year, including Space Popular, CL3, Bureau Spectacular, OBBA and Obra Architects. Lee Jihoi (curator, MMCA) remarked that the exhibition ‘focused on keywords such as “the opening of ports,” and “modernization” in the history of Deoksugung’, and that ‘architects who are currently active in other Asian regions were invited to create installation works based on spatial experiences’.

Five Perspectives Illuminating Deoksugung

First, the team OBBA (Kwak Sangjoon, Lee Sojung) erected a at the centre of the Junghwajeon Hall courtyard. The team focused on the celebratory court banquet () that would have been held for the 40th anniversary of emperor Gojong’s succession to the throne, which would