Over the past 40 years, South Korea has undergone rapid economic growth. However, this development has also produced social contradictions, such as long working hours and short vacations. For those unable to take long-distance or extended trips, weekends and short holidays become opportunities to visit local festivals or nearby attractions. Within ever-changing seasonal landscapes, people spend time with family, friends, and partners enjoying activities like swimming, fishing, or sledding. Seen from a distance, these scenes take on the form of a collective.
This form of leisure stems from an attitude rooted in “pragmatism” and “community-oriented individualism.” Unlike traditional collectivism, it is based on emotional bonds and voluntary participation, grounded in long-standing communal values embedded in Korean society.
This work observes how everyday leisure expands into collective landscapes. Individual moments gathered within the frame form layered relationships through their arrangement. In doing so, the images reveal the emotional landscape of contemporary Korean society and the uniquely Korean “order of coexistence.”
