이화여자대학교박물관

Jeollanam-do, Yeongam-gun is famous for being a residential area and the site of a huge burial ground from the 4th to the 6th century, as well as for being the first kiln site to produce glazed ceramic ware during the Unified Silla period (661~935). Gurim Village, where Mt. Weolchul is located, is particularly noteworthy as the village in which the birth myths for Wangin of the Baekje kingdom (18 B.C.-660) and Doseonkuksa of Unified Silla originated. The entire area remains relatively unaltered and preserves the history and beauty of a traditional village. In 1999, the district of Yeongam and the Ewha Womans University Museum built the Yeongam Ceramic Culture Center as a venue to display Yeongam's culture and history. The Gurim Village Project 1 represents the second special exhibition the Museum coordinated at the Center. Eight Korean modern artists and architects, including Yuk Geun-byeon, Lee Bul, Jo Deok-hyeon, and Min Hyeon-shik, utilized the entire village as their stage to display an installation art exhibit in order to express aspects of nature such as earth, wind, and water, as well as the life and history of the village. The exhibit was displayed in the galleries and courtyard of the Yeongam Ceramic Culture Center, in pavilions and old houses in Gurim village, and in the port of Sangdaepo, the historical site from which Wangin departed for Japan.