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3D Printing Art Part 3: Hans Wurst travels to Seoul
A few weeks ago we reported to you how “Hans Wurst”, the 3D print art figure we printed and sponsored by the Hamburg artist Ruben Zickmann, found itself in a Sherpa’s backpack Mount Everest had boarded. However, this was only the beginning of a trip around the world for this small but effective sculpture made of SLS-printed PA2200, which was reason enough for the Wiesbadener Kurier (dated September 7th, 2016) to write its own article, which we also reported on.
In the third part of our series on “Project Hans Wurst” we would like to tell you about Hans Wurst’s trip to Seoul. We owe this trip to the initiative of Lufthansa pilot Miriam Pfannmüller, who also took the photos that you can see in this article.
Historical palace as a location for 3D printing art
With Hans Wurst in her luggage, Pfannmüller arrived in Seoul from China in July 2016, where she arrived on a day that was as hot as it was humid. Here she chose the Palace of Brilliant Virtue as the venue for the exhibition, which clearly turned out to be a good decision in terms of visitor reactions.
It is one of 5 surviving palaces of the Joseon Dynastyerected between 1405 and 1412.
The subway ride there turned out to be a bit of a challenge for the urbane Lufthansa pilot due to the lack of signs in familiar writing, which, however, was easily mastered thanks to two helpful contemporaries.
Humor and childish curiosity bridge language barriers
Arriving at the palace, Hans Wurst quickly attracted positive attention. Unlike in China, as Miriam Pfannmüller experienced, people in Korea encounter the unusual primarily with humor and almost childlike curiosity. And so, in the Palace of Brilliant Virtue, young Korean couples, often dressed in traditional robes, like to be photographed with Hans Wurst, visibly enjoying themselves. However, the language barrier prevented more precise questions, so that everyone involved was mostly content with smiling at each other.
However, Pfannmüller’s concern about hurting religious feelings, about desecrating a holy place, turned out to be unfounded.
More story about Hans Wurst’s tour around the globe, specifically from san francisco and various locations in Canada, you will read about it in the 3D Activation Blog. Until then, visit our website to learn more about our materials, services and technologies.
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