100 Year Stairs

Description

19190301-20190301 을 27개 계단으로 잇고 있는 ‘100년 계단’은 기미독립선언서를 오늘날 한글로 풀어쓴 선언서(한글학자 이희승 풀이)에 나오는 자음과 모음이 푸른 벽과 하늘로 올라가 빛을 발하고 있는 형상입니다. 이 청색계단은 기념공간과 일상공간을 따로 분리하지 않고 하나로 엮고 있습니다.

글 서해성

The 100-Year Stairway connects two important dates for Korea’s Declaration of Independence: “19090301” (March 1, 1909) and “20190301” (March 1, 2019). This symbolic structure is made up of 27 stairs, composed of consonants and vowels found in the new version of the Declaration of Independence, which was entirely revised in contemporary Korean style of language by linguist Lee Hee Seung, in celebration of the declaration’s centennial. Note that the consonants and vowels rise up a blue wall, heading into the sky and emitting light as they do so. With a sense of effortlessness, the blue staircase embodies both everyday space and memorial space.

Translated by Seung-Hee Jeon