World's second art hotel in border area, S. Korea's "Re:maker" near Demilitarized Zone

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The two Koreas still technically remains at war following the armistice agreement.
To remind people of that tragic past while showing how tensions can be blurred through art the world's second art hotel is getting ready to open near the DMZ.
Kim Bo-kyoung provides glimpse of what's to come.
Right on Myeongpa Beach, just ten kilometers from the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas, is "Re:maker", a hotel that doubles as an art gallery.
It is the world's second art hotel in a border region, following British artist Banksy's "Walled Off Hotel" in the Palestinian West Bank.
A total of eight rooms each have their own concept and the artist's interpretation of the two Koreas' separated reality.

"The room’s designer, Omyo Cho named it 'Weird Tension'. While she was working on the room, she constantly felt discomfort from the fact that it was too peaceful even though the two Koreas are still at war. Through many elements including a wire fence drawn on a mirror, she gives a stark reminder of inter-Korean division."

The artist made all the objects in the room difficult to use from a TV attached to the ceiling to a bathroom door with 12 doorknobs,... to alert the guests to the tense reality we are in.
Another room uses metal the foundation of civilization but also a material used to make weapons.

"We couldn't overlook its function as an accommodation site,... so we put much thought into it when placing furniture and items all thoroughly calculated. It was tough to have art and daily life fused together but fortunately, the outcome is extraordinary."

Built as part of the Culture Ministry's project to transform the border area's tense image to one of peace and art,... the organizers hope it can become a major tourist spot.

"Tourism in Goseong county has declined after the overland tours to the DMZ and Geumgangsan Mountain stopped. We would like to welcome more tourists with the art hotel 'Re:maker' as centerpiece."

"We hope at least one tenth of the people who come here think about how conflict could be turned into harmony and how the boundary could wane and we hope those thoughts could be the basis of action."

The hotel will officially open in July,... and those who visit might also want to take a look at the nearby Unification observatory and DMZ Museum.
Kim Bo-kyoung, Arirang News, Goseong.

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2021-06-25, 22:00 (KST)

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