Korea: Nationwide Art Exhibition Raises Public Awareness about the Truth of Falun Gong (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) Practitioners have recently organized and hosted the
"Uncompromising Courage" Painting Exhibition in many Korean cities.
The exhibition was held in the following cities: Daejeon (September 20 - 27);
Siheung City (September 30 - October 3); Seoul (October 4 - 7); Dae-Gu
(October 15 - 24); Gwangju (October 21 - 26); Anyang (October 30 -
November 5) and in Busan (November 1 to 5). The truth about Falun Gong has
spread throughout the whole peninsula along with the painting exhibition. In Daejeon In Seoul A good exhibition hall is key to a successful art exhibition. It was
difficult to find exhibition halls of about 300 square meters in a short period
of time, because the best and largest exhibition halls and galleries were
already reserved over a year ago. However, with the righteous thoughts and righteous actions of all Korean
practitioners, all the cities holding our art exhibition quickly found suitable
exhibition halls. The practitioners experienced the miraculous power of Dafa. For example, the first exhibition was held in Daejeon. The practitioners
found the best art gallery with convenient transportation, and prepared for the
exhibition, day and night, for several days. Through their hard work, the
exhibition was launched on time. The manager of the art gallery said he was very
impressed that practitioners could complete the preparations in such short a
time. In Dae-Gu In Dae-Gu, one university had reserved the Pingsong Youth Training Hall for
their graduate arts show. But the university cancelled the reservation because
the conditions inside the exhibition hall were not acceptable to them. So the
practitioners negotiated with the Pingsong Hall and prepared to paint the walls
themselves. To our surprise, the administrators of the Hall decided to be
responsible for the renovation. In the end, all the preparations were completed
just 6 hours ahead of the art exhibition. In Gwangju The Gwangju Biennale 2004, a major international arts festival, will last
until the end of the year. All the exhibition galleries and halls in the city
were booked. But the flourishing Subway Station Exhibition Hall gave Falun Gong
practitioners an opportunity. Although the Festival had booked both sides of the
exhibition areas, they didn't have enough art works to display. So the Festival
used only one side of the hall and the other half was given to Falun Gong. This
exhibition hall was right on top of the subway station, so a lot of people saw
the paintings. In Anyang and Busan, there were also cancellations of reservations, so Falun
Gong practitioners successfully set up the exhibition according to the schedule.
The whole procedure was like a miracle. Many people visited the paintings exhibition and learned the truth about
Falun Gong. The following are a few samples. One middle-aged man decided to come to the exhibition immediately after
receiving the invitation. In the exhibition hall, he listened to the entire
introduction to all of the paintings. Tears kept running down his face. After
the tour, he asked many questions about Falun Gong and immediately called the
local bookstore and ordered Zhuan Falun, Falun Gong, and the
exercise teaching video. He learned the exercises, and on the second day he
brought some friends to the exhibition to learn the exercises, and did the same
on the third day... and every day until the end of the exhibition. Finally, he
made an appointment with local practitioners to join their group practice. One 80-year-old man had some difficulty with his knees and he couldn't stand
for a long time. In the exhibition hall, he had to sit for a while after
listening to the explanation for 4 or 5 paintings. Then he would get up and
continue. Finally, he had listened to all of the introductions and he praised
Falun Gong highly. He said he also wanted to practice Falun Gong. Students from kindergarten through high school visited the exhibition in
groups. Perhaps children are purer and kinder than adults, and they can
understand the essentials faster. When a practitioner was giving the
introduction to the paintings, the children's eyes opened wide and they listened
carefully and sometimes asked questions and expressed anger at Jiang Zemin's
brutal persecution of Falun Gong. In Dae-Gu, the exhibition was held in a Children's Palace. Many other
activities were going on there during the period of the exhibition, so people
attending the other activities also visited the paintings exhibition. The
administration of the Children's Palace invited the practitioners to give an
introduction of Falun Dafa to their staff members. In Anyang, the exhibition hours were extended to 10 p.m. in order to be
convenient for people who worked. At first, the staff of the exhibition hall was
not very happy about this since they also had to work late and they had never
had an exhibition run this late before. During the 7-day exhibition period, the
practitioners always opened the door on time in the morning and worked until
after 10 p.m. every day. The exhibition hall staff sighed and said, "We
have never see anyone as diligent as you people. You are amazing!" Through the touring art exhibition, many civic leaders learned the truth of
Falun Gong and the persecution. In Seoul, the councilman of the leading party,
Mr. Shin Hakyeong, Director of the Korean Cultural College and many well-known
social figures attended the exhibition and gave it sincere praise. The executive
of Amnesty International Korea Mr. Pu said, "I knew that the human rights
situation in China is bad. But only after seeing the exhibition, have I learned
just how severe the persecution [of Falun Gong] is." He then added that
Amnesty Korea is concerned about a solution to the problem and would utilize
many possible methods to end the persecution. In Daejeon, Mr. Li Zairong of the "Our Open Party," Liu Jinwoo (the
city's General Attorney), Cui Yingji (Director of Life and Sports Association),
Wu Shilie (Amnesty International Group 38 preparatory director) and many other
well-known figures attended the opening ceremony of the art exhibition. In
Dae-Gu, Member of Congress, City Council Member and Judge Yin Yongxun of the
Dae-Gu City Court, well-known lawyer and professor Gao Yantai and other VIPs
attended the opening ceremony and visited the exhibition. Chungcheongnam-Do
Governor Shen Daping and former Congressman Li Zaishan sent congratulatory
letters to the exhibition. In Busan In Busan, the Vice-chancellor of Busan University, Head of Namqu City
Council, and Mayor of Nonsan-Si Chungcheongnam-do visited the paintings
exhibition. The exhibition had a good effect in helping these civic leaders to
learn the truth. The Busan practitioners also brought a laptop computer to the
exhibition hall and played video programs about Dafa to further clarify the
truth. The visitors responded with positive feedback. In Anyang The exhibition in Anyang was the first exhibition of these paintings in a
small to medium-sized city. The Mayor came to the exhibition with a flower
basket and said that he had heard a great deal about the paintings exhibition. During the exhibition tour, nationwide media outlets gave the exhibition a
great deal of attention. In each city, the Korea Daily, Chong-Do Daily,
United News, Gwangju Daily, Pan-South Daily, Kim-in Daily,
as well as the Busan TV Station and the Anyang TV Station reported on the
exhibition or interviewed the practitioners. They reported on how the Falun Gong
artists were not fearful of the Jiang faction's persecution and used their
paintings to bravely stand against the persecution and call for an end to the
suppression. Many reporters were supportive and showed their concern. The media
reports played an active role in the truth-clarification process on the Korean
Peninsula. Conclusion This is just a beginning. The paintings exhibition will continue in other
places in Korea. This month, the exhibition will be in Incheon. Next year, we
plan to hold an exhibition in the Korean Congress. Korean practitioners will use
this precious opportunity to clarify the truth to the Korean people and try
their best to end the persecution as soon as possible.
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/11/17/89398.html
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