Seoul’s Iconic Winter Festival, Winter Festa: 2024 SEOULLIGHT GWANGHWAMUN, is set to illuminate the holiday season during December 13 – January 5

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will host the media art event Winter Festa: 2024 SEOULLIGHT GWANGHWAMUN, under this year’s theme, “Luminous Axis,” from December 13, 2024, to January 5, 2025, throughout the Gwanghwamun area.

This event will feature a media façade show on an international scale, accompanied by luminous axis sculptures by renowned artists displayed throughout Gwanghwamun Square, as well as various interactive content, all set spectacularly against the stunning backdrop of Gwanghwamun. Together, these elements will provide audiences with a captivating media art experience that harmoniously blends light, art, and technology.

Seating areas will be arranged to enhance audience immersion, and various interactive events, such as Wish Light 2025, will be held. Additionally, it will feature various attractions, including a collaborative exhibition with Netflix hit series Squid Game Season 2, as well as a vibrant New Year Countdown.

The main exhibition of the Gwanghwamun Media Façade will feature the signature media façade, “Luminous Symphony: The Symphony of Light,” David Hartono’s “A Shining Journey,” David Hugonot Petit’s “Suprême Ultime (Past – Present – Future),” Javier Cañal Sanchez’s “ELEMENTAL SYMPHONY,” Yim Tae Kyu’s “erehwon,” and five additional artworks selected through an open call.

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/embed/07mwctc408A

Additionally, a new artwork by actor Ha Jung-woo will be showcased at the Yukjo Plaza Lighting Axis Cube, while media art pieces selected through a student contest will be projected onto the exterior wall of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts’ Atelier Gwanghwa. Visitors can also experience a variety of lighting installations, including citizen participation message videos at Haechi Plaza and media art content at the State Council Site-Historic Heritage Plaza. A variety of attractions and events will take place throughout Gwanghwamun Square, culminating in a New Year Countdown to welcome 2025, which will kick off at 11:30 PM on December 31.

2024 SEOULLIGHT GWANGHWAMUN, running from December 13, 2024, to January 5, 2025, will operate daily from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

For more details about the event, please visit the official website at https://seoullightgwanghwamun.com

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Published On: December 14, 2024