By John Paul Serraon from Philippines

Photos = John Paul Serraon

The Korean Cultural Center in Taguig, the Philippines, and the Philippines National Commission on Culture of the Arts on Jan. 19 jointly hosted a concert and the digital exhibition "Endless Landscape: Digitally Reimagined Korean Art" to mark the 75th anniversary of ties between both countries.

Ju Bo-ra and Kim In-soo on Jan. 19 perform at the concert using digital Korean art.

Two musicians headlined the stage: Ju Bo-ra, a gayageum (12-string traditional zither) player and Kim Insoo, a percussionist who plays both traditional and modern music. The duo played the traditional folk song "Arirang" and other selections, eliciting thunderous applause. Below is a video of the performance that I filmed:

The exhibition featured high-caliber minhwa (folk art) through four digitally immersive video works inspired by four paintings from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). They are also displayed at a media art exhibition on the first floor of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. 

Elements shown in the works included natural landscapes, peonies, which symbolize prosperity, royal processions, the image of "Sun, Moon (symbolizing yin and yang) and Five Peaks," representing the five elements of water, wood, fire, metal and earth, and pine trees, which represent longevity. 

These are the works from the exhibition "Digital Korean Arts during Endless Landscape."

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