honorable mention
JI HOON KIM united states
title
Silver Horse Town
My project started when I began to see my town desire of the people who live under its surreal density. I focused on Silver Horse Town’s provocative landscape, the neighborhood, and on details of the buildings. The first part the project shows the contrast of manufactured and crude housing environment from the 1980’s. The second part is based on fictional reconstruction plan of Silver Horse Town, in which all the unreal ideas that the townies might look for are realized. After two years, I can see the city plan for the new millennium, which repeats and follows uniformed, group ambition..
Evolution of digital era on photography was transferred to the memorial of Silver horse Town, and I became a beneficiary of all the questions that left behind.
Personal Data
Born. 1990 Seoul, Korea
Phone : 347-556-4242
E-mail : jhethos@gmail.com
Website : jihoonkimphoto.com
Education
2016 School of Visual Arts, New York
2014 Seoul Institute of the Arts. Seoul, Korea
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entry description
When Silver Horse Town was built in 1981, my parents decided to move there, the largest planned city in Gangnam. Thirty years before ‘Gangnam Style,’ the neighborhood grew to become the most luxurious residential area in Seoul. My family settled down in one of the 4,424 apartments there, and I grew up witnessing the town’s growth. With the 2004 housing boom, Silver Horse Town began a rebuilding plan that made it the hottest property in Gangnam. But after the economic crash of 2008, their rebuilding plan was suspended, and the town’s dreams collapsed.My project started when I began to see my town desire of the people who live under its surreal density. I focused on Silver Horse Town’s provocative landscape, the neighborhood, and on details of the buildings. The first part the project shows the contrast of manufactured and crude housing environment from the 1980’s. The second part is based on fictional reconstruction plan of Silver Horse Town, in which all the unreal ideas that the townies might look for are realized. After two years, I can see the city plan for the new millennium, which repeats and follows uniformed, group ambition..
Evolution of digital era on photography was transferred to the memorial of Silver horse Town, and I became a beneficiary of all the questions that left behind.
about the photographer
JI-HOON KIMPersonal Data
Born. 1990 Seoul, Korea
Phone : 347-556-4242
E-mail : jhethos@gmail.com
Website : jihoonkimphoto.com
Education
2016 School of Visual Arts, New York
2014 Seoul Institute of the Arts. Seoul, Korea
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