천의마을

Developer: open space BLOCK’s Co.

1. Application introduction
is a simulation in which three rivers, Dokjeongcheon, Dandaecheon, and Daewoncheon, which were covered in response to population growth and the need to secure roads during the urbanization of Seongnam, are imagined and restored on a digital application screen by adding the participants' artistic sensibilities. This is an experiential program. Users can freely move along the river, check landmarks for each river, and decorate the scenery around the river using various objects and characters. , which looks back on the local ecological environment and the forgotten history of Seongnam through the process of decorating and sharing the river and its surroundings, is part of the ARKO public art project ‘‘A Thousand Rivers Village’_In Search of Lost Time’’ project. Part 2 is a free service made possible by citizen participation as content.

This project was produced with support from the Arts Council of Korea's 2022-2023 Literary Arts Promotion Fund Arko Public Art Project.

Development
Project planning Kim Eun-young and Lee Don-soon
Technical director Cho Hyeong-rae
Coordinator Na Rae
Technical experts Wonjun Choi, Pyeongju Yang, Youngchan Go, Ilsik Jang, Hyeonseok Kang
3D design participants: Kim Hoi-in, Kim Seung-yeon, Geum Ye-jin (Gachon University College of Arts students)
Hosted and organized by Open Space Blocks
Sponsored by Korea Arts Council

*「'Village of Cheon River'_In Search of Lost Time」 restores the memories of residents who have shaped their lives in urban space around the rivers that were covered during the urbanization process of Seongnam, and explores the history, nature, and environment of the region. It is a public art project that seeks to capture artistic imagination and an integrated composition that intersects past, future, and present (project parts 1-2-3). In this project, the first part, , collects the memories of local residents and turns them into a reminiscence play, and uses digital technology to create an image memory project where citizens can participate and play like a game and develop their imagination. Part 2 of creating a map , and a collection and recycling of various objects discarded due to urban redevelopment in Seongnam City as artistic objects, encompassing the ecology and environment. The third part of the discursive public art exhibition consists of .
This project was produced with support from the Arts Council of Korea's 2022-2023 Literary Arts Promotion Fund Arko Public Art Project.