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Busan Library: Finding the Path in Books, Encountering Emotions in Space… Book Recommendation (Book Curation) Exhibition

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usan Library (hereinafter “the Library”) announced the launch of an exhibition under the theme "Book Curation 2.0 × ∞: Infinite Expansion of Space", which proposes the role of the library as a complex cultural platform that connects books, art, cities' memories, and philosophical contemplation.

This exhibition is designed to present the library as an open cultural space where emotion and knowledge intersect, offering visitors a multidimensional reading experience through specially curated book selections and participatory programs.

The exhibition features a wide range of books and archives, including domestic and international literature, arts, humanities, and local materials. It explores the multi-layered meanings contained in books and promotes a new form of cultural immersion through the library.

In particular, a photo archive of modern and contemporary Busan, donated by the late commercial photographer Hwang Sung-jun, is utilized to offer a sensory experience of the stories of time and place, portraying the urban landscape of Busan from the 1960s to the 1980s.

The exhibition utilizes various spaces within the library to present themed book curation displays in collaboration with local bookstores. These include topics such as "Today's Bookflix," "Local Archives Exhibition," and "Memories of Busan."

On the 2nd floor (Bookmaru Reading Room), a sensuous recommendation curation is underway featuring participating bookstores such as “Kafka’s Night Bookstore” and “After the Rain Bookstore.” These displays are centered on themes like self-reflection through reading, art, and contemplation of space, while various other themed book exhibitions reflect diverse reading preferences.

On the 3rd floor (Booknuriter), “Today’s Bookflix” presents thematic exhibitions on humanities, science, and the arts. Visitors can engage deeply with artistic immersion through specially curated art books.

On the 3rd floor (Busan Aetdeul), an archive exhibition titled “Walking through Busan, Seeing the Landscape, and Busan Independent Publishing” is presented using materials based on the archive of the Busan Modern and Contemporary History Museum and photographs donated by Hwang Sung-jun. The photo exhibition “Born in Busan” showcases the city’s memories from the 1950s to 1980s, offering a sensory reflection of Busan’s industrial cityscape and local identity.

The bookstore-themed exhibition “Protagonists of Everyday Life: Opening Today with the I Ching” will run concurrently with the themed curation at Kafka’s Night Bookstore.

This participatory curation program is based on the book Do-Ol’s I Ching Commentary and invites citizens to perform I Ching readings and interpret them to create personalized divination notes. Visitors complete a hexagram using six yarrow sticks, read and interpret their result, and create a personal divination memo—offering time to explore classical texts and reflect on life’s direction.

Detailed information about this event is available on the Busan Library website (library.busan.go.kr) under the announcements section.

Park Eun-ah, Director of Busan Library, stated,

“Through the theme ‘Book Curation 2.0 × ∞: Infinite Expansion of Space’, Busan Library is presenting an evolved direction for book curation. We hope this exhibition will allow visitors to experience the library not just as a space for books, but as a place to think, feel, and connect with life through books.”