Korean, French first ladies visit 'hanji' art exhibition in Paris
PARIS — South Korean first lady Kim Hea Kyung and her French counterpart, Brigitte Macron, on Tuesday visited an exhibition featuring artworks made with 'hanji,' or traditional Korean paper, in Paris. The joint exhibition visit to Hotel de La Marine, which was staging "Hanjimania" as part of Paris Design Week, came as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is visiting France from Sunday to…
South Korean First Lady Kim Hea Kyung and French First Lady Brigitte Macron visited an exhibition of traditional Korean paper art, or hanji, in Paris on Tuesday. The joint visit to the Hanjimania exhibition at Hotel de La Marine took place during South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's summit with Macron. The first ladies engaged with exhibition directors and participating artists to learn about the significance and creation process of the artworks, including a hanji artwork resembling a partitioned room.
Kim shared insights on Seoul's efforts to have hanji's associated knowledge and skills inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list, while the two first ladies participated in a performance involving the completion of a hanji artwork.
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