{"product_id":"better-days-hardcover","title":"Better Days - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeunggu Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSeunggu Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eSimon Bainbridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll work, no play? Leisure culture in South Korea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past forty years, South Korea's economy has developed rapidly, with various consequences. As well as long working hours, many Koreans only take half of their vacation, and due to lack of travel time they mostly spend them at home. At the same time, the South Korean population is aging, the society is characterized by a hierarchy determined by age and social status. Seunggu Kim shows us the special South Korean vacation culture of urban leisure facilities in his balanced image compositions, but also focuses on how people deal with the challenges in a country full of contrasts. His photographs visualize people's fast-paced lifestyle and community-based trust, and he shows South Koreans adapting to their situation and enjoying themselves. The series \u003ci\u003eBetter Days\u003c\/i\u003e received the Ilwoo Photography Award 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeunggu Kim\u003c\/b\u003e lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. He earned his BFA in photography from Sangmyung University, and MFA in visual art from Korea National University of Arts. His works have been introduced at international biennales, photo festivals and museum\/gallery exhibitions at home and abroad, including the Center for Creative Photography, Arizona (2023); MoPS, Seoul (2023); Belfast Photo Festival (2022); Fotografiska, New York (2020); FotoFest, Houston (2020); Aperture Gallery, New York (2019). In addition, he has won several prizes, among them the 13th Ilwoo Photo Award (2023), and Open Submission Exhibition Winner, Aperture, New York (2020). Kim's works are included in significant collections worldwide, such as the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, the Hanmi Museum of Photography in Seoul, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea and the Gyeonggi Museum of Art in Ansan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11.7 x 9.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350537552121,"sku":"9783969001714","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dCJbM_z-jw9783969001714.webp?v=1769786750","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/better-days-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}