The faces of 62 top stars representing Korea and Japan create miracles for child patients.
A photo exhibition, Face to Face, a collaboration between Korea's representative photographer Kim Young-joon and Japan's genius art director Yoshida Yuni, opens in a grand fashion today (7th) at the Igansu Gate exhibition hall of Seoul DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza).
From the planning stage this exhibition drew attention for its "glorious lineup." Sixty-two actors representing Korea and Japan gathered in one place to take part in the meaningful cause of "sharing."
In Korea, top stars spanning generations participated, from veteran actors whose names alone carry weight such as Ko Hyun-jung, Song Hyekyo, Lee Byung-hun and So Jisub, to recent sensations including Byeon Woo-seok, as well as Kim Da-mi, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Jun-ho, Cho Jungseok and Han Hyojoo.
The Japanese lineup is also dazzling. Top-tier actors who have strong fanbases even in Korea, including Komatsu Nana, Sakaguchi Kentaro, Hirose Suzu, Odagiri Jo and Nagasawa Masami, lent their support to complete an "all-star lineup" connecting Korea and Japan.
The concept of this project is "actor × flower." It visually expands each actor's unique narrative and emotions by combining them with the symbolic object of a "flower."
It is not limited to simply viewing photographs. The exhibition offers experiential art for visitors by placing various interactive contents such as AI-based motion graphics, an interactive photo zone that makes viewers feel as if they enter the work, and participatory art walls.
Above all, the reason this exhibition shines is its social contribution. All proceeds from the exhibition will be donated for the treatment of child patients. Critics say it presents a model of a "good exhibition" where audience participation directly leads to social value.
An exhibition official said the exhibition was planned using "flowers" as a motif symbolizing harmony, rebirth and the future, and expressed hope that it would become a new cultural platform connecting Seoul and Tokyo and a sustainable model for cultural and artistic exchange. It will proceed as a global project linked to an exhibition at Azabudai Hills Gallery in Tokyo.
[Photo] Face to Face
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