{"id":5851,"date":"2016-05-09T12:55:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T12:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/?p=5851"},"modified":"2016-05-11T14:50:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T14:50:19","slug":"graffiti-and-stickers-in-itaewon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/2016\/05\/09\/graffiti-and-stickers-in-itaewon\/","title":{"rendered":"Graffiti and stickers in Itaewon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5884\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-11.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (1).jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-11.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-11-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5886\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-21.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (2)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-21.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-21-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-21-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5887\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed2.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5888\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad1.jpg\" alt=\"\u6e29\u70ed\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>I find the odd sticker and graffiti posted on lamp posts, electric transformers and other spaces in urban Seoul to represent some of the most intriguing creative activities going on in this city. There is a subtle irony that can be teased out from the various levels of signification represented in this art.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See the examples below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5853\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (1)\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5855\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (2)\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5856\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-3.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (3)\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5858\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-4.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (4)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5859\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5861\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-31.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (3)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-31.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-31-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-31-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-31-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5862\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-41.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (4)\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-41.jpg 960w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-41-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-41-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5864\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-5.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (5)\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-5-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5866\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-6.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (6)\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-6.jpg 960w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-6-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5867\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-7.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (7)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-7.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5869\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-8.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (8)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-8.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5870\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5870\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed1.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note the yellow sticker for a legitimate trash hauling service perfectly embedded in the pattern.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5859\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5859\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unnamed-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note that the name of the street is represented by the blue sign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5872\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xxx.jpg\" alt=\"xxx\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xxx.jpg 960w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xxx-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xxx-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5874\" src=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad.jpg\" alt=\"\u6e29\u70ed\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/e6b8a9e783ad-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" 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There is a subtle irony that can be teased out from the various levels of signification represented in this art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9296425,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9296425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}