[Enjoy Korea] the Seoksu Art Project (SAP). in seock-su market

Finding Hidden Treasures Everywhere the Path Touches

As a new city appeared, the commercial center of Anyang moved to that area, and the atmosphere of Seoksu Market slowly sunk. However, the market’s atmosphere gradually began to change as ‘Stone and Water’entered the area in 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

The lonely stores that had lost their function transformed into a kaleidoscopic space, and the merchants and artists’ efforts became a revitalizing tonic for the market. Artists drew merchants’faces on the walls of the market, made newsletters, and carved door plates to tell the merchants’ stories. There are also works done by both artists and merchants together installed in the alleys of the market. With a sense of fellowship with the merchants, Stone and Water had a successful role in attracting young customers to the market through an art project known as the Seoksu Art Project (SAP). A space that was turned into a gallery naturally attracts citizens, and Seoksu Market is slowly but surely changing toward the center of merchants and artists. With every year,Seoksu Market has developed into a special cultural space. There was even a scene where artists and merchants met; as customers began coming to look at the works of art in the market, the merchants themselves had an art project of their own. This year as well, Seoksu Market is planning to hold various exhibitions centered around Stone and Water,where art and everyday life meet and communicate. A new picture of the evolving market is being drawn on the artists’ large canvas.

[TalkTalk Market] Anyang Seoksu Market

A Place Where Animated Conversations Bloom Along an Alley

 

TheAnyang SeoksuMarket in Anyang City’s Manandistrict, Seoksu2-dong in GyeonggidoProvince was formed in 1979. Originally a vegetable wholesale market, SeoksuMarket currently has over 40 merchants and 120 stores, of which over 30 are small shops and medium-sized marts. Seoksu Market is centered around a large asphalt parking lot with shops selling various commodities.

 

 

During past economic hardships, there was a time when several stores would close down a day. However, beginning 10 years ago artists have moved into the area and have created a space for their creativity. From that point on, artists began creating works of arts by hand in the unused spaces around the market. They transformed spaces that had lost all life into areas overflowing with vitality.

 

 

It is easy to find the old buildings and signs from the start of the SeoksuMarket that are still in use today. The market looks as if as if time stood still. You can also find old items full of memories in stores around the market. Decades of life are still intact in the alleys of SeoksuMarket, from a vegetable shop that has been around for 30 years to one grandmother’s rice restaurant.

 

 

Bone haejangguk(hangover soup)began being sold in the market the year it first opened, and it is still one of the top foods of Seoksu Market. With a secret recipe for broth that franchise bone haejanggukrestaurants do not compare to, as well as affordable prices and generous portions, Seoksu Market’s bone haejanggukis popular with everyone regardless of gender or age. As the base for many people’s lives and a part of history, you can feel the unchanging affection of the merchants of Seoksu Market.