Until December 1st you can visit the exhibition “Shapes with Hangeul” carried out by the Korean Cultural Center.

This exhibition revolves around the only alphabet that is known how much, who and where was created, since Hangeul dates back to 1443, when King Sejong designed it together with a group of scholars, suitable for the kingdom of Joseon, ruling dynasty on the Korean peninsula.

Hangeul is established as a cultural trait that affirms and maintains Korean identity. Composed by 24 consonants and 10 vowels, This alphabet opened an era that made possible the national consolidation that we know today in Korea through an established language..

on display, The Buenos Aires venue proposes to penetrate each Korean letter to take it out of the context of its linguistic system and approach it from the field of design.

Within this framework, The works propose a search that attempts to recompose and understand Hangeul from its genesis, going through its logical and scientific structure, studying their internal relationships in order to, explore and enhance its formal richness.

The route is approached from two different proposals. In the first room, a local, Argentine and creative, from the Misuraca Chair of Morphology of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning of the University of Buenos Aires, and promoted by Professor Andrea Arosa. Students integrate Hangeul characters into their forms developed for the subject.

In the second room, The other approach is Korean and serialized designs. A selection of cultural products from the National Hangeul Museum (NHM) which were made with Hangeul as an aesthetic and functional motif in various objects. Napkins, ornaments, games, These are some of the products in which Korean letters come into action..

This exhibition can be visited from Monday to Friday from 9 a 17 hours, On weekends and holidays the Korean Cultural Center remains closed.