The Han River Space Out Competition 2022
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Han River Space Out Competition, now in its sixth edition, is set to take place on June 21 at Jamsu Bridge, which recently hosted a Louis Vuitton fashion show, as announced by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday.
The contest, which aims to challenge the notion that being unproductive leads to worthlessness, requires participants to remain in a daze for 90 minutes without saying or doing anything. The event was initiated by visual artist Woopsyang in 2014 to offer a respite to modern people’s overworked minds.
The first Seoul event in 2016 on the Han River created a significant buzz, and this year’s event is expected to draw attention from across the city. During the competition, organizers monitor participants’ heart rates every 15 minutes while the public is asked to vote on the most dazed contestant. A stable or gradually declining heart rate graph is considered a good rating.
Participants can make requests by holding up a colored card; red cards indicate a desire for a massage, yellow cards signify a need for fanning, and blue cards mean a request for water. The winner of the competition will receive a trophy and a certificate, with second place receiving a certificate and all participants being awarded a certificate of participation.
The Han River Space Out Competition 2022
In addition to the Han River Space Out Competition, Busan will host its own version of the event, the Haeundae Space Out Contest, on June 27, with 100 participants scheduled to take part.
As with the event in Seoul, any interested individuals or teams can register for the Seoul competition website or social media from 9 a.m. on March 8th until 12 p.m. on May 11th. Teams of up to three individuals are permitted to participate.
Seoul also recently hosted the Seoul Bridge Mat-Cat, an event celebrating K-food experiences, on May 6 at Banpo River Park Jamsu Bridge, as part of Seoul Festa 2023, the city’s largest shopping and tourism festival.
The 2023 Car-Free Jamsu Bridge TtubokTtubok Festival, which took place on May 7th, is another event that aims to promote non-motorized forms of transportation in the city. “TtubokTtubok” is a Korean word that describes the sound or appearance of footsteps that make a distinct sound and is used to describe people who walk a lot because they don’t have a car.
Lina Jang (linajang@koreabizwire.com)
