Visual Gallery

Moments from the Field

Photographs and observations from our visits to Seoul — Yoido Full Gospel Church, Jogyesa Temple, and the streets in between.

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The Nativity of Christ by Unbo
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Christianity · Visual Culture
The Nativity of Christ — Unbo (Kim Ki-Chang)
Mary and Joseph in Korean dress, a biblical scene rendered as a traditional Korean interior.
The Infant Buddha Statue at Jogyesa Temple
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Buddhism · Visual Culture
The Infant Buddha Statue
Inflated, cartoon-like — modern and traditional visual styles sharing the same temple space.
Jogyesa Temple amid the city skyline
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Urban Space · Coexistence
Jogyesa Temple Amid the City
Temple foreground, office towers behind — different temporal layers sharing the same frame.
Sunday service at Yoido Full Gospel Church Sunday service at Yoido Full Gospel Church — view 2
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Christianity · Modern Organisation
Sunday Service at Yoido Full Gospel Church
Large screens, professional lighting, thousands of worshippers — a worship space resembling a conference venue.
Christian street outreach booth in Seoul Christian street outreach booth in Seoul — view 2
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Christianity · Urban Outreach
Christian Street Outreach Booth
A free flower, a Bible note, and a QR code to Instagram — religious outreach meeting people in everyday city space.
Stone steps through the trees leading to a mountain temple in Seoraksan
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Buddhism · Accessibility
Mountain Temple in the Seoraksan National Park
Stone steps, snow, and chanting inside — a still-active temple that shows exactly why physical remoteness became a problem for modern Buddhism.
Modern Buddhist outreach building opposite Jogyesa Temple with mandala facade designs Older women chanting together from printed sheets under lanterns in Jogyesa Temple courtyard
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Buddhism · Urban Outreach
Buddhism in the City: Outreach and Lay Participation
A Templestay centre with mandala walls, and older women chanting together under lanterns — Buddhism opening itself to ordinary people.
Yoido Full Gospel Church packed service with multilingual lyrics on screen
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Christianity · Language
Multilingual Worship at Yoido Full Gospel Church
Lyrics in English, Chinese, and Japanese on one screen — the missionary logic of accessibility, updated with modern technology.
Painting on the wall of a Mormon church in Seoul showing Jesus among people in modern clothing Last Supper mural painted on the wall of a taco restaurant in Itaewon, Seoul
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Christianity · Cultural Embedding
Christian Imagery Beyond the Church
A Mormon church painting and a taco restaurant Last Supper — the same cultural adaptation playing out in two very different rooms.
Sungkyunkwan University graduation ceremony — students in gowns with Confucian elements Baruongyang communal meal ritual at temple stay — participants seated on the floor with traditional bowls Baruongyang communal meal ritual at temple stay — participants seated on the floor with traditional bowls
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Education · Institutional Development
Education and Institutional Development
A Confucian graduation, a nun preserving painting traditions, and a communal meal ritual — lived experience as a form of religious education.