Greetingman

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

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.
  5. "Greetingman means "Man Who Salutes" and it is a South Korean modern sculpture project". Yucatan Times. 17 March 2021.

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