Gositel: Refuge for Those Who Can’t Help It
Goshitel has become a place of refuge for South Korea's poor. A young photographer lived in an unnamed goshitel for ten months, documenting the lives therein.
Goshitel has become a place of refuge for South Korea's poor. A young photographer lived in an unnamed goshitel for ten months, documenting the lives therein.
South Korean artist Lee Lang sold her Korean Music Awards trophy during the award ceremony. She was playful, but her story is telling.
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The capital’s many districts host favela-esque "cubicle villages," called jjokbangchon in Korean. South Korea's destitute and vulnerable call them home.
While South Korean economy continues to surge ahead, many of the country's seniors must deal with poverty and lack of state support.