Greetingman (Korean: 그리팅맨) is a modern sculpture project in South Korea.

Its main artist is Yoo Young-ho (South Korean sculptor). The concept provides a man, 6 meters high, bowing in a typically Asian greeting gesture. The blue color means lack of prejudice.

In October 2012, a statue was unveiled in the neighbourhood of Buceo, Montevideo, Uruguay,[1] with South Korea being the antipode of Uruguay, the statues represent two men greeting each other from opposites sides of the world, however, this was the first of a planned world series in multiple locations.[2]

The second statue was unveiled in October 2013 in South Korea, near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, in Haean, Yanggu County, Gangwon.[3]

A third statue was unveiled in January 2016 in Panama City, Panama, the second to be unveiled in Latin America.[4]

Another statue was built in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico on March 17, 2021. It commemorates the large Korean community that was started by the first wave in 1905 of henequen laborers.[5]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Korean sculpture on the Montevidean seashore". EL PAIS. 2012-10-20. (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ One thousand greetingsThe Hankyoreh. 8 July 2011
  3. ↑ "Greeting Man statue coming to Korean War battleground". The Hankyoreh. 25 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Develan escultura de "Greetingman" en la ciudad de Panamá". La Estrella de Panamá. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Greetingman means "Man Who Salutes" and it is a South Korean modern sculpture project". Yucatan Times. 17 March 2021.

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