4 Angles Ep24
- 9 years ago
Queer Culture Festival Sparks Controversy
The Queer Culture Festival in Korea has been held every year for the past 16 years to raise the visibility of sexual minorities in Korea and let their voices be heard. However, year after year, conflicts with conservative groups arise. Will the queer parade be able to rise above the opposition and bring the festival to a successful ending?
Abandoned Buildings, Reborn Through Refurbishment
Unused intake stations and abandoned homes have been eyesores for residents living in their vicinity. Now, touches of creativity are transforming these eyesores into parks and performance halls. We look into spaces that have been transformed from unused to well-loved and ugly to beautiful through urban regeneration.
Small Enterprise Co-ops Combat Franchises
It has become difficult to find neighbourhood bakeries, due to the onslaught of large franchises. However, this neighbourhood bakery is standing up against the giants by forming a cooperative. Cooperatives can be established as long as there are 5 members or more and they can receive up to US$ 1.8 million in government subsidies. Let's take a look at cooperatives of small enterprises that present an alternative economic model for the future.
Marketplace of Coexistence, 'The Busan Kkangtong Market'
The Kkangtong Market in Busan became Korea's first permanent night market and a national attraction in 2013. This is a historical marketplace of over a hundred years, its growth driven by coexistance with outsiders. It used to be where Korean War refugees made a living and is now home to multicultural immigrants. We took a trip to Kkangtong Market in Busan, the marketplace of coexistence.
The Queer Culture Festival in Korea has been held every year for the past 16 years to raise the visibility of sexual minorities in Korea and let their voices be heard. However, year after year, conflicts with conservative groups arise. Will the queer parade be able to rise above the opposition and bring the festival to a successful ending?
Abandoned Buildings, Reborn Through Refurbishment
Unused intake stations and abandoned homes have been eyesores for residents living in their vicinity. Now, touches of creativity are transforming these eyesores into parks and performance halls. We look into spaces that have been transformed from unused to well-loved and ugly to beautiful through urban regeneration.
Small Enterprise Co-ops Combat Franchises
It has become difficult to find neighbourhood bakeries, due to the onslaught of large franchises. However, this neighbourhood bakery is standing up against the giants by forming a cooperative. Cooperatives can be established as long as there are 5 members or more and they can receive up to US$ 1.8 million in government subsidies. Let's take a look at cooperatives of small enterprises that present an alternative economic model for the future.
Marketplace of Coexistence, 'The Busan Kkangtong Market'
The Kkangtong Market in Busan became Korea's first permanent night market and a national attraction in 2013. This is a historical marketplace of over a hundred years, its growth driven by coexistance with outsiders. It used to be where Korean War refugees made a living and is now home to multicultural immigrants. We took a trip to Kkangtong Market in Busan, the marketplace of coexistence.