ASEAN Culture House in Seoul Showcases Renee Salud, Lee Jean Youn Creations

From left: Korea Foundation Executive Vice-President Ambassador Kim Sung-In, Mr. Renee Salud, Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez and ASEAN Culture House Director Ms. Bangbok Lee pose in front of Philippine mats which are permanent collections of the ASEAN Culture House. (Seoul PE photo)

BUSAN 19 July 2018 – The ASEAN Culture House in Busan, South Korea celebrates its first anniversary with a special exhibit “Colors of Asia, Revisited, The Case of ASEAN and Korea,” and will be open to the public from 11 July 2018 to 02 September 2018.

The special exhibition showcases the creations of Philippine haute couture designer Renee Salud and Korean fashion designer Lee Jean Youn. Costumes of the ASEAN region and Korea are displayed as “poems” composed of “lights and colors,” inspiring “multilayered interpretations and sentiments related to the history of costumes and textiles.”

Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez was the guest speaker at the opening ceremony.

In his remarks, Ambassador Hernandez declared that the exhibit will show how different cultures, when meshed together, can turn into something beautiful and remarkable. He added that culture can teach everyone that there is harmony in diversity.

Salud’s haute couture creations made of fabrics donated by ASEAN countries and the Republic of Korea, and Lee’s designs reinterpreting the beauty and sentiments of Korean traditions with a contemporary touch, both contribute to the broadening of cultural horizons beyond costumes.

The exhibit is hosted by the Korea Foundation and ASEAN Culture House in collaboration with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Philippine Embassy in Korea. END

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Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez delivers his remarks at the opening of Colors of Asia, Revisited – The Case of ASEAN and Korea, a special exhibition in celebration of the First Anniversary of the opening of ASEAN Culture House in Busan. (Seoul PE photo)

From left: ACH Director General Mr. Ham Seung, Laos Cultural Center Korea President Mr. Kwak Gu-young, Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez, Korea Foundation Executive Vice President Ambassador Kim Sung-In, Mr. Renee Salud, Exhibit Curator Ms. Juri Cho and Korean Fashion Designer Mr. Lee Jean Youn in front of the creations of Mr. Renee Salud. (Seoul PE photo)

Creations of Renee Salud and Lee Jean Youn, respectively. (Seoul PE photo)