<A Man Called ‘Jieut’> is a work by Lee Seong-pyo, originally installed on a pillar in front of the Sejong Building. In this work, the consonants included in the human form were selected after discussing with Hangeul experts to study the consonants related to the current time and the place called Hangeul Road.
Regarding the planning intention, the artist said, “Hangeul has been our spirit and breath for the past 600 years. We all live with Hangeul in our hearts. If we express the Korean consonants engraved on the bodies of ordinary citizens walking on the street, wouldn’t it look like this?” he whispered.
Since this area is an office dense area, it is overflowing with numerous office workers. The man who is like our neighbor on the way to and from work must be our image.
This work was cut from a light material with a height of 50 cm and a thickness of more than 4 cm according to the sketch, painted for external painting, and then fixed on the pipe with screws.
However, in 2022, it was blown away by a typhoon and no trace could be found. Lee Dong-beom, CEO of Culture and Culture, who first planned this work, suggested it to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and the location was changed. I ended up standing on the right side of the building on Sinmunro, across from the Korean Language Society.
<A Man Called ‘Jieut’> is a work by Lee Seong-pyo, originally installed on a pillar in front of the Sejong Building. In this work, the consonants included in the human form were selected after discussing with Hangeul experts to study the consonants related to the current time and the place called Hangeul Road.
Regarding the planning intention, the artist said, “Hangeul has been our spirit and breath for the past 600 years. We all live with Hangeul in our hearts. If we express the Korean consonants engraved on the bodies of ordinary citizens walking on the street, wouldn’t it look like this?” he whispered.
Since this area is an office dense area, it is overflowing with numerous office workers. The man who is like our neighbor on the way to and from work must be our image.
This work was cut from a light material with a height of 50 cm and a thickness of more than 4 cm according to the sketch, painted for external painting, and then fixed on the pipe with screws.
However, in 2022, it was blown away by a typhoon and no trace could be found. Lee Dong-beom, CEO of Culture and Culture, who first planned this work, suggested it to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and the location was changed. I ended up standing on the right side of the building on Sinmunro, across from the Korean Language Society.