Airports transform into vast art museums, showcasing Korea's first landscapes as art

South Korea is turning its busiest international airports into expansive art galleries, aiming to greet travelers with contemporary Korean art. Major airports including Incheon, Gimpo, and Gimhae will host 29 media art and installation pieces from 16 emerging and established Korean artists.

The exhibition, a collaboration between the Arts Management Support Center, Incheon International Airport Corporation, and Korea Airports Corporation, will run from July to November. It is timed to coincide with the summer holiday season and the September Korea Art Festival.

At Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1, visitors will encounter works exploring the cycle of nature and human emotions. The central Millennium Hall's large LED screen will display Kim Bo-hee's "The Days," a piece capturing nature's vitality through realistic forms and vivid colors. In the duty-free area's east corridor, an installation uses thousands of ping pong balls to create an artificial cloud formation.