Introduction
Exile Pattern is a collection of experimental art photos that were snapped during the 2017-18 winter months at Beyokje-dong and Chunjgu in South Korea.
Since I came to Korea in 2014, as a foreigner who was born & grow-up in a tropical country and moved to this contrastive weather, I was badly affected by the winter weather; however, the 2017/18 winter was an amazing experience which I never thought I’d have in my life.
The winter months weren’t only filled with extreme cold and gloomy days but indeed with colorful touches as well; actually the winter had its own patterns, texture, and lights and attractions.
I was really lucky been there in days as a firsthand witness to observer the winter has been playing with light, air, water, trees and earth in varieties! Just for the sake of photography, I was privileged having an experimental art with the unique elements in different timing and places to capture the patterns.
Introduction
Bereket Alemayehu
Bereket Alemayehu, a native Ethiopian Photo Patternist who came to Korea in 2014 and now resides in Seoul. He used to work at a local NGO called Music Mayday Ethiopia, which provides a platform for talented young artists in music, dance, theater and drama, photography and video, painting and graphic design. His first photograph was published in 2007 for a newspaper which was published in the U.S. for Ethiopian Diaspora. As an activist for social changes Bereket uses photo artworks and coffee diplomacy in Korea.
Introduction
HireChance
HireChance provides career development opportunities for refugees, powered by the sale of specialty coffee. Since launching on World Refugee Day 2020, HireChance has developed the ‘Korean for Refugees” language program – the first online Korean language education program for refugees, and the Beredo Project – career development for the refugee art community through the funding and implementation of the Exile Pattern Exhibition. 20% of HireChance’s revenue goes directly into their refugee career development projects.
Location
3-2 Yangpyeong-ro 22na-gil, Yangpyeongdong 5(o)-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul