
16/07/2025
Peaks of North & South Korea art project 남북봉우리의 프로젝트. Twelve peaks were drawn in and to be printed onto a 2026 calendar #달력 and some heavy ply cotton teeshirts. These designs are by Rogerio Pastor, a time traveler. The Northern ones are modeled from original oil paintings which Pastor painted when in the late Silla dynasty. The Southern ones from his pilgrimage on the Baekdu-daegan. They all took many weeks. What appeared as simple line drawings in the beginning became higher detailed as they got prepared for a printing medium. An interesting digital experiment. I can say there is quite a process in outputting files properly for print. I learn more about that all the time.
In the end, Art is a kind of expression. It is with the paint brush that I still toil that. As we enter a new period of inter-Korean relations we see there are several more obstacles to overcome. Even if ya thought it was tough in the pre-covid period, it is even tougher now. But in a way, the only door probably ajar still with the North, is the one with the South. I bet.
Connecting Korea without a border through art is something I’ve been imagining since corona. This project will go online through in August. All work #남북봉우리프로젝트 #남북통일 #백두대간 #로저셰퍼드 #남북아트