Daedongyeojido (literally “Grand Map of Eastern Territory”) is the title of a map of Korea made by the Chosun Dysnasty cartographer and geologist Kim Jeongho the artist Hong-Soon Park has taken on the formidable task of documenting Korea using a 4x5 camera Park has photographed the Baekdu mountain range (including Mt and Korea’s western and southern seas. “Mid-Report of Daedongyeojido Project” at the Museum of Photography marks the mid-point of Hong-Soon Park’s own Daedongyeojido project presenting 70 gelatin silver prints taken over the last 15 years The name “Daedongyeojido” carries significant weight in the history of modern Korea Kim’s map—comprising of 22 uniform woodblock-printed sections altogether three meters wide and seven meters high—is considered the most accurate map of the peninsula before the Japanese occupation (1910–1945) Cartographic depictions of the country created by the occupying forces were distorted in order to repress Korean cultural identity as well as become aids for Japan’s exploitation of the colony’s natural resources Such maps were also used as education tools during the occupation affecting Koreans’ knowledge of their country for future generations For Park and many others of his generation Daedongyeojido was symbolic of Korea’s scientific advances prior to Japanese rule Park’s photographs for “Daedongyeojido” are rich in tone and detail with a formal simplicity reminiscent of the grand depictions of the American West by Ansel Adams Unlike the majestic American vistas romanticized by Adams Korea’s changing landscapes in Park’s photographs are intimate and interwoven with the social and environmental concerns of our time An abandoned limestone quarry that has caused landslides and polluted the drinking water of nearby residents is captured in Baekdudaegan-Jabyeongsan(Mt.) #06 (1998) Hagampo(Beach) 04 presents gentle sand ridges made by tractors in 2008 that were assisting in the clean-up of Korea’s worst oil spill Pyeonghwaui Dam #02 (2004) shows tire tracks near the construction site of the Peace Dam a controversial construction project during Kim Dae-jung’s presidency which aimed to prevent the exaggerated threat of catastrophic flooding by the possible collapse of Imnam Dam in North Korea Though the content at the core of Park’s works is critical the artist’s affection for Korea’s mountains rivers and oceans—albeit changing—is clear and the resulting images are subdued and elegant Concrete blocks left behind in The South Coast-Jeollanam-do Yeojaman(Bay) (2009) take on the allure of Richard Serra-like installations emerging from the sea swimmers invading Korea’s most popular beach—a coastal strip merely 1.5km long that serves half a million tourists each summer—appear as sea foam neglect and the destruction of nature into abstract motifs sculptures and at times beautiful new landscapes Park’s “Daedongyeojido” thus serves as a metaphor for the consequences of modernization as well as a documentation of the sacrifices a nation makes in the name of industrialization and progress Technological progress was what allowed for the accuracy of the original Daedongyeojido map and aided in its mass production and dissemination The “Miracle of the Han River” has fueled Korea’s economy to becoming the world’s 15th-largest significantly altering the visual landscape of the country As Korea continues to develop to maintain its relevance within the global economy so its natural landscape continues to undergo rapid change And in this sense there is still much for Park to do There are four additional major rivers and many islands in the South Sea that the artist intends to capture within South Korea alone who began “Daedongyeojido” as a life-long project has found he must work against the passage of time More poignant is the fact that Park’s “Daedongyeojido” could ultimately remain incomplete because the mountains rivers and oceans of North Korea may never be within his reach How can we critically 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TOP COP special class to enhance tourist safety K-Culture Extravaganza Lights Up Jozi: Korean Cultural Centre Unveils ‘Travelling Korea’ Korean Restaurant to open soon in Abuja-Envoy Jusung Gabriel Park & Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra Production Design: Scene Architects Build On-Screen Worlds who was sentenced to 16 years in prison in the first trial will be sentenced to five years and six months in prison on charges of fraud worth 1.6 billion won According to the legal community on the 21st the second division of the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Jeon and confirmed the five-and-a-half-year prison sentence issued by the lower court Jeon is accused of stealing 1.67 billion won from an acquaintance by receiving money six times from an acquaintance in the name of funds to set up a factory of a real estate development company he runs from February to June 2018 Jeon tricked into receiving the money through his personal account by saying "Money transfers to individuals can make start-up loans easier," and then cut off contact and went into hiding on December 25 last year after breaking into a manpower brokerage office in Beolgyo-eup The first trial court explained the reason for the sentencing "The amount of damage is more than KRW 1.6 billion such as losing contact with the victim after the crime The prosecution and Jeon each appealed for unfair sentencing but the second trial court did not accept it The Supreme Court also rejected the appeal and confirmed the original trial ※ This service is provided by machine translation tool against a decision by South Korea and the United States to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery here./ Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Yi Whan-woo     Confusion is growing over the location for a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery as the government which reportedly has already chosen the site is delaying its announcement amid growing protests from residents the Ministry of Defense said it needs “a couple more weeks” before picking the site jointly with the U.S Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Sunday that the location has already been picked Some other military and government officials then said the number of candidate sites has been narrowed down to “one-digit.” Citing health risks associated with electromagnetic radiation emitted by THAAD’s radar residents at mentioned candidate locations have been protesting Waegwan in North Gyeongsang Province and Gunsan in North Jeolla Province military presence ― Eumseong County in North Chungcheong Province and Beolgyo in South Jeolla Province Rumors have circulated that the government has considered Eumseong and Bulgyo as candidate sites in order to avoid anti-U.S Eumseong and Beolgyo were also put on the list after some politicians mentioned that THAAD will be deployed outside the country’s southeast region Defense ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun said Monday that he had “nothing to say concerning the THAAD location.” “It makes the government more untrustworthy,” said a resident of Waegwan The resident was among 3,500 protesters from the area who held an anti-government rally They demanded that the government consult the municipalities concerning THAAD has already impeded the economic development of Waegwan Over 5,000 residents from Eumseong County took to the streets as well Monday They protested that the government never notified them of the health hazards associated with THAAD and also that deployment of THAAD will lead to falling land prices “We’ll never allow our land to be occupied by the military if it unilaterally makes the decision,” one of the protesters said Analysts criticized the government for “lack of consistency” in its plan to announce the THAAD location “The case is comparable to a plan for the construction of a nuclear power plant,” said Lee Doo-young the director of the Citizens Coalition for Economic Justices’ branch office in North Chungcheong Province “The government must make clear how it will prevent possible safety hazards and ensure that everyone in the area will be safe.” “The government should develop a compensation plan when picking a site for THAAD.” “Although the security alliance with the U.S the government also should always take into account whether national interests should come before regional interests,” he said who is serving time for investment fraud worth billions of won his father was also sentenced to prison in the first trial for fraud According to the legal community on the 23rd the Daejeon District Court's Cheonan Branch 1 Criminal Division (Chief Judge Jeon Kyung-ho) sentenced Jeon to five and a half years in prison on the 22nd for violating the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes "The amount of damage exceeds 1.6 billion won such as losing contact with the victim after the crime and going into hiding," adding "The sentence was decided in consideration of the fact that the damage was not recovered at all and was not forgiven." Jeon was put on trial on charges of receiving and stealing 1.61 billion won on six occasions between February and June 2018 from a victim he learned while brokering a real estate sales contract Jeon was urgently arrested by the police on December 25 last year while stealing his mobile phone from a manpower brokerage office in Beolgyo-eup was sentenced to 12 years in prison in the first trial for stealing more than 3 billion won from 27 students and acquaintances while pretending to be a chaebol extramaritalist and a wealthy man