[ K trendy NEWS reporter Im Woo-kyung ] Seoul Pride Expo, the largest LGBT culture and art expo in Korea, was held on the 3rd to 5th floors of Megabox Seongsu for two days on the weekend of November 5 and 6 in the lobby and the 7th floor The Boutique, and the exhibition was successful. It will continue until the closing of the Seoul International Pride Film Festival on November 9th.
The 2022 PRIDE Expo, which celebrated its 8th anniversary in 2022, is undoubtedly the largest LGBT culture and art expo in Korea. Diversity, Pride, Love, Equality, Solidarity It is a culture and art fair held based on the value of , inclusion.
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Megabox, where the Seoul International Pride Film Festival will be held this year, has greatly increased the size of the megabox, not only in almost all fields of culture and arts, such as art, publishing, handmade, fashion, exhibition, theater, book talk, reading, but also civic groups, international organizations, government agencies, etc. Participating teams from a much wider field, such as religious groups, came together to add colorful colors.
The Pride Expo, held this year due to an unexpected disaster, received excellent evaluations even during the national mourning period.
The Pride Expo, which was held with a lot of interest with a crowd that filled the entire floor over the 5th and 6th, was conducted with safety as the top priority by placing security guards on each floor to prevent large crowds from gathering in one place.
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In the lobby on the 3rd floor, 33 teams of independent publishers including Amnesty International, iSHAP, the Gay AIDS Prevention Center, Dongdong Publishing House, Pascicle Publishing House, Wood Park Picture Books, Writer Oh Jong-gil, Prinat Free, and Warming Up took place. In the 4th floor lobby, booths and various organizations that produce and sell exhibitions and goods were harmonized.
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Anglican Church Yongsan Sharing House, Rodem Tree Shade Church, and Korea gay human rights group friends shared good meanings with the audience, and worked with dcnt, Sve, Galaxy Silver, Lee Dae-ri, and private life, and worked on illustrations, designs, and photos such as Choi Frick and Taepyeong. The works of the creators who presented them were sold out. Participating teams in various fields such as Pride Flag of Korea, which catches the eye with rainbow flags and goods, perfume, underwear, various clothing, vegan cosmetics, and idea products, caught the attention of visitors with their ingenious items.
The side event that Seoul Pride Expo ambitiously presented was by far the most talked about. A large number of people attended at all times, and even those who could not make a reservation in advance often wanted to participate in the program on the spot. In particular, Frey's original queer play 'Guest Visit', which received a warm response from its release, was full of enthusiasm as all seats for both performances were sold out. The story of an actor and director waiting for the movie GV is a creative drama that expresses the story of an actor and director with a pleasant and dense emotional line along with a drag performance, bringing laughter and emotion.
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Three translators who translated the book of the author Alison Bechdel, who devised the 'Bechdel test' to gauge gender equality in the film, gathered at a round table. Translators Seom-byeol Song, Seo-jin Ahn, and Hyun Lee realistically expressed the emotions and thoughts they felt while translating three works that deal with content about sexual minorities.
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Attorney Seo-yeon Jang of Gongam Law Firm, a public interest law firm, unraveled the past 10 years of struggles for same-sex marriage, ran 'Smoking' in Haebangchon, and gave a very witty explanation of her experience of living in Korea, where same-sex marriage as a lesbian is not recognized. It made me laugh.
A reading by the Slovenian poet Brane Mozettić, who had visited abroad, was by far the most popular. It was time to read his new book 『Bad Words 』with singer Mok-in Kim and to see the differences between LGBTQ+ in Slovenia and Korea. In addition, Booktalk, which filled the Megabox Seongsu The Boutique, 10 times throughout the expo period, provided a window to widely publicize the authors' books with various contents and various methods.
One of the programs that caught the attention of visitors at this year's Pride Expo was the operation of a movie zone where you can see excellent short stories from home and abroad within 30 minutes for an admission fee of 1,000 won. It was so popular that 10 tablets were all used at once. Including overseas shorts for the first time in Korea such as 'Makassar Football Club', 'Escape from a fragile world', and 'El Video' I was able to meet excellent domestic and foreign works dealing with the subject matter.
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The largest exhibition ever held in the lobby on the 4th and 5th floors, including paintings, sculptures, photos, and illustrations by 23 teams of creators. 'Bigger than Mountain', a two-meter-long work of artist Na-Hwan Jeon, drew attention for its queer yet universal style and scale that overwhelms the viewer. AZIN artist has expanded the contact point with the audience by operating a booth that draws portraits along with the exhibition of his works. My friend's HIV/AIDS-related plastic exhibition was presented in the form of communication with the audience, and Kang Hyung-seok's installation work also made many people stop. The exhibition by Beom-Ha Woo, who produced the Pride Expo poster, the photos of artist Tae-Pyung who sold out all of his works, and the work containing Hiji-Yang's drag performance also sparked a topic on social media.
As such, the Pride Expo successfully completed its two-day journey. After the Itaewon disaster, the visitors were more cautious and safe, and said, “It was as comfortable as receiving psychological counseling, and I was able to listen to various stories”, “I was able to see works that were usually difficult to access at once in a large space. It was good to see them” and “It was my first visit to a queer event, and I hope to see more opportunities like this in the future.” It was also praised as “the growing scale and the development is amazing” and “the expo was the most interesting event held this year”.
The Pride Expo is an important venue for voices to be delivered and shared for expanding the rights of LGBT people through culture and art and realizing central values such as diversity, pride, love, equality, solidarity, and inclusion. The Pride Expo, held in its 8th year this year, has once again lit up its value as Asia's leading LGBTQ culture and art expo. Please look forward to the Pride Expo in 2023, which will come with a much more diverse and richer program. The exhibition will continue until the closing of the Seoul International Pride Film Festival on November 9, so it is recommended to visit it early.
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