When I first visited Hyangchon-dong, it was the scent of people and art that greeted me, and I found myself unwittingly falling in love with the small town. When the Korean War broke out, Writers and artists who have worked in Seoul came down to Daegu to seek refuge from the tragic war. Numerous writers from urban/suburban areas started to settle in Hyangchon-dong and turned it into the hometown of literary men. In the midst of the war of tragedy and despair, they took pens, instead of guns, to make literature blossom again. This is a place where you can vividly feel the 100-year friendship between Ku Sang, a great poet, and Lee Joong-seop, one of the most-loved Korean painters; the alley in his painting is right here in Hyangchon-dong. Let's walk slowly along the nostalgic alleyways where used to be filled with old artists' favorite classic cafes and bars where ripe liquor, beautiful pieces of music, and romantic ideals overflowed.

Then, let's draw...
the traces of the past with watercolors to beautifully color our memory and the nostalgic alleys.