Into autumn

Welcome to an exploration of healing, memory, and trauma, framed by the narrative of Traces of Love. As a scholar of environmental psychology and urban studies, I invite you to examine how the physical landscape—particularly the…

We begin at the Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway, officially selected by the City of Seoul as their premier walking path. This nine-hundred-meter corridor runs alongside the historic palace, lined with over a hundred and thirty…

We take a brief detour upward to the Jeongdong Observatory, located on the thirteenth floor of the Seoul City Hall Annex, the Seosomun Building. This elevation provides a critical shift in perspective, necessary for the…

We now transition to the elevated realms of Sky Park, known locally as Haneul Park, situated in Sangam-dong. As its name suggests, it is the park closest to the sky. …

Within the same ecological refuge of Sky Park, we find another mesmerizing attraction that offers a distinct emotional resonance: the fields of Pink Muhly grass. Since mid-September, the landscape here erupts into a vibrant,…

Our narrative of natural beauty takes us to the Wildflower Garden within the expansive Olympic Park. Every fall, the cosmos blooming here serve as a vivid declaration of the season, filling the meadows with brilliant orange and…

We conclude our therapeutic journey at Seorae Island, nestled within the Banpo Han River Park. Here, one does not need to travel to the distant countryside to witness the pure white waves of buckwheat flowers blooming in the…

As our exploration of memory and landscape concludes, let us reflect on the therapeutic geography we have traversed. Through the emotional framework of Traces of Love, we have seen how Seoul's autumn environment actively…