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Jisu Sheen

Jisu Sheen

jisusheen@proton.me

http://jisusheen.com 173 posts

A boy in a red and white striped shit walks along a thin path. In the distance, on a lower tier, are adults harvesting rice. Further back is a yellow bus.

You've Heard of Sculpture Parks; This Park is a Sculpture.

Jisu Sheen visits the last terraced rice paddy in the Ilgok-dong neighborhood.

Jisu Sheen

19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Yoon Hyung-Hyuk, wearing a hat with a brim, looks out over a yellow rice field.

Heritage Seeds Plant an Alternative Future

At Gwangju Native Plants School.

Jisu Sheen

13 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

Singer Asuka, with spiky metallic lip piercings and a bunny character onesie, screams into the mic.

Ever Fan So Hard You Start a Band?

Korean indie rock devotees are no longer just moshing to others' music — now they're making their own.

Jisu Sheen

13 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Kamonchanok Seansopha smiles, wearing a white outfit with light brown hand-dyed pattern, in front of other natural-dyed clothing.

Tiny Table Heroes

Thai and Taiwanese artisans sold small treasures — like temporary tattoos, model insects and buttons — during annual Asia Culture Week.

Jisu Sheen

12 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

A ceramic wall hanging of a man with outstretched arms dangling lower than his legs is among 3 framed artworks.

The Ever-Changing Mudeung Art Festival

Jisu Sheen attended a gallery show three times in a row to observe how fast the pieces sold.

Jisu Sheen

9 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

Book cover for "Everything Happened at Once" by Choi Jin-Young, translated by Soje. Two women hug in a desolate landscape with long shadows. The title is in a red dripping circle.

Staying Safe at the End of the World

A new dystopian novel asserts that the apocalypse is less terrifying than how humanity chooses to respond to it.

Jisu Sheen

2 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A printed photograph of two mostly-nude people from the chest up, looking toward the camera. They are standing side by side. Each has one eye bandaged (opposite of the other).

A Field Guide To Humanity

A Gwangju photographer captures people — and how they live and die — in his exhibit, "Seeing Humans."

Jisu Sheen

1 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A dancer with a green folkloric mask, hand fan, and staff with ribbons dances in the same pose as a character in the banner behind her, on a museum pavilion.

Mudeungsan Tiger says Happy Hangawi

A tiger made of two human dancers teaches us about talchum, a traditional Korean mask dance.

Jisu Sheen

28 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

Yoon Nara smiles toward Seo Uihwa, who is facing the camera with a peace sign. They are wearing white shirts. A painting on cardboard shows a black and white cat with a star and moon.

Winter Fans Fall For Books

At 50-vendor book market at Gwangju book-themed festival.

Jisu Sheen

23 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

Shin Jaein frowns in a classic musical expression of pleasure while playing bass on stage. Behind him is the word bOHEmiAN and a drum set.

Purple Whale Wants To Love

The band's latest album, performed live at bOHEmiAN last week, is a call to feel with your full heart.

Jisu Sheen

21 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

Cover of "Parent Trip" side by side with a photo of author Andee Hochman, smiling a big smile with short gray hair. The book cover is a colorful, whimsical illustration of cars on a winding r

Baby Making: Not Just for the Baby-Makers

Journalist’s stories detail unconventional paths to parenthood.

Jisu Sheen

10 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

Ting-Ting Cheng holds a microphone and talks, looking down. Behind her is a screen with a graphic for the exhibition, reading, "Instance Dungeons: Gray Zone."

Taiwan Pavilion Makes It To Opening Day

… and the China Pavilion does not. Art reflects life at the Gwangju Biennale.

Jisu Sheen

7 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

Five girls look at a phone screen in disgust and laughter. Behind is a tree; they are outside.

Filmmaker to Sudan: "I'm Coming Back"

The movie "Cotton Queen" is a meta-exploration of how art can channel both cultural devastation and creation.

Jisu Sheen

31 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

A graphic saying "Gwangju Biennale Pavilion" and the names of countries and teams, like Brazil and Stateless Mind. "NMToFA" is there, with a red squiggly underline. "Taiwan" is not listed.

Taiwan Pavilion Or Bust

An international arts festival is drawing controversy concerning its treatment of Taiwan's exhibition entry.

Jisu Sheen

28 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

A fisheye lens effect created by a teardrop-shaped glass bulb, showing filled shelves of CDs.

The Kettle Brews While Music Plays

At Sound of Music, a music bar that offers hot tea and a hi-fi sound system.

Jisu Sheen

26 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

A small square painting framed by a textured white wire oval with curlicues. The painting depicts tiny white flowers and a cool gray solid surface, maybe asphalt.

Taking Stubborn Thoughts To-Go

Thanks to a gift-wrapped exhibition on display at Ark Gallery.

Jisu Sheen

24 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Lim Woong, standing with an acoustic guitar in front of two mics and lamps, in front of a thin white curtain, poses with one hand in the air, holding a guitar pick.

A Zero-Waste Shop's First Step into Music

Friday night at Yourstep Lab.

Jisu Sheen

24 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Miguel raises one hand toward a screen, which has a slightly sepia-toned photo of 8 people posing together (and one sitting in the distance). One person holds a vintage camera.

Palestinian Chileans In Front Of, Behind the Lens

As seen at a bookstore gathering in ... Gwangju.

Jisu Sheen

17 Aug 2026 · 5 min read