Hello all!
There were a couple of things we did on Sunday, it was such a busy day! I'll sum it up in a couple of bullet points.
- Art Meditation: The first thing we did when we got to the museum was choose something for our art meditation. I chose a video which seemed straight out of the Korean soap operas that my mom watches. I chose it mainly because it felt familiar, but I also appreciated the (what I'd guess) realistic portrayal of Korea during that time period. It was nice seeing something shown on video, it made things seem more conceivable.
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Scavenger Hunt: Instead of viewing the museum from the eye of an intern, we participated in a scavenger hunt for the In Grand Style exhibition. In King Jeongjo's Procession to His Father's Tomb in Hwaseong, our group counted 2 umbrellas, 6 fans, 7 lanterns, 6 palanquins, and 19 women with covered heads.
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Preparing for Korean Culture Day: After our meditation we began to work on our project for Korean Culture Day! It mostly involved cutting out circles of fabric, which wasn't very labor intensive. It definitely did get me excited for Sunday.
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Tour: The tour was the best part of the day. I was shocked by my discovery of placenta jars! The placentas of noble babies were actually kept in jars! At first it seemed strange to me, but now I'm not really surprised. Kim Kardashian considered serving her placenta to her family, what's the difference really?
Placenta Jars/ My Art Meditation