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The media artwork "Quietly Reciting Poetry While Walking Slowly: Korean Literati's Utopia, Hermitage Gardens," which is themed on traditional Korean landscapes and hermitage gardens, runs until Oct. 27 at Saatchi Gallery London in the British capital. (Korea Heritage Service)

By Lee Jihae

A media art exhibition in London highlights traditional Korean landscapes and hermitage gardens.

The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) on Oct. 18 announced its hosting of "Quietly Reciting Poetry While Walking Slowly: Korean Literati's Utopia, Hermitage Gardens" through Oct. 27 at Saatchi Gallery London.

The event features four large screens displaying four leading hermitage gardens in Korea: Yun Seon-do's Garden on Bogildo Island in Wando-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province; Soswaewon and Myeongokheon gardens in Damyang-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province; and Imdaejeong Garden, Hwasun in Hwasun-gun County, Jeollanam-do.

The sound is based on traditional music, and special effects such those of a midnight fog and a starry night sky combine to create a tranquil atmosphere to raise visitor immersion.

The KHS will also display this exhibition in early December at Ilmin Museum of Art in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.

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