2024 Galleries
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Galleries // 2024 Spark:Spring Student // PLAYGROUND FOR THE EFFORTLESS PEACE
PLAYGROUND FOR THE EFFORTLESS PEACE
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Competition: Spark:Spring Student
Designer: Tae Won Kim
Design Type: Spaces: architecture, interiors, landscape
Company / Organization / School: Orange Cube Art
ChatGPT "Playground for the Effortless Peace" is an urban park project designed to provoke contemplation on global conflicts and polarization. Spanning 100m x 100m, it serves as both a playground for children and a reflective space for adults, featuring a maze-like structure. Constructed mainly from reinforced concrete intentionally designed with cracks and breaks, it symbolizes the fragility of peace. These imperfections metaphorically illustrate how easily peace can be disrupted by global conflicts. Visitors of all ages engage with the space, experiencing firsthand the instability and the persistent threat to peace. As an art installation, it communicates the precarious nature of peace, encouraging reflection on the universal impact of conflicts that affect everyone. "Playground for the Effortless Peace" integrates these themes into a public space to raise awareness and understanding of global issues. It prompts collective contemplation on the necessity of actively pursuing peace in daily life, emphasizing each person's role in fostering harmony amid global challenges.
