Sejong Telecom hosts exhibition to support independence of people with disabilities

Sejong Telecom announced Wednesday that it will host a special exhibition titled "Ahead, Beside, Along" in collaboration with Art Room Beosi, the creative studio of Beosi, a company dedicated to supporting the independence of people with disabilities.

The exhibition brings together artists from different generations as they communicate with the world through their individual senses and modes of expression, tracing the process of connection through art.

Participating artist Lee Hee-mun depicts scenes from nature and everyday life through distinctive lines and colors. Kim Woo-sol reinterprets images from memory and existing artworks through a personal artistic sensibility. Kim Ju-won expresses ideas freely through intuitive lines and bold colors.

Sejong Telecom said the exhibition carries particular significance as it marks an expansion of disability employment cooperation into the realm of public culture and the arts.

The second-floor lobby of Sejong Telecom's Gwacheon headquarters will feature a participatory public art space where visitors can attach pieces directly onto a work to help complete it. Visitors become part of the exhibition themselves, contributing in their own way and experiencing the meaning of creating something together.

Kim Ji-yeon, director of Sejong Telecom's ESG management strategy team, said the exhibition would give visitors "a chance to step outside familiar standards, look at each other's differences, and feel the value of being together."

Park Chan-ho, chief executive of Beosi, said the show aims, "through the power of art that respects our differences, to take one more step toward a society where everyone can belong."

The exhibition received production support from the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation. It runs through Nov. 20 at the first-floor showroom and second-floor lobby of Sejong Telecom's Gwacheon headquarters, open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with free admission for all.

Meanwhile, Sejong Telecom and Sejong Networks renewed a subcontracted disability-linked employment agreement with Beosi, a certified disability standard workplace, in June. The two companies are working together to support the creative activities of artists with disabilities and culturally underserved groups, and to promote social value in the arts and culture sector.