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Macsabal Symposiums from China and Kim Yong Moon, Park Sunkwan, İnja Park, Hosik
Bang, Taxoo Lee, LimYoungju, Shin Jungsoon, Kim Youngso, Lee
After first Macsabal Symposium in Ankara, we are glad as a de- Jinwook, Jung Soonkyum from the host Korea participated. The
partment to ensure the sustainability of the symposium of whi- artworks that the artists produced in the symposium were fired in
ch we will organize the eighth. We asked the invited artists who the macsabal kiln that can be heated up to 1300°C. The kiln was
has participated in the symposium since 2004 to make large sized fired with kiln firing ceremony typical of Korea. The kiln was fired
sculptures to be placed in the Hacettepe University campuses and with the fascinating dance performance that the valued Korean
now we have sculptures one more precious than the other fired in dancer Ki Ok Jung created for the macsabal kiln. The tiles that the
Kim Yong Moon’s kiln and waiting to be placed in the public areas artists made were mounted by the municipality workers on the 6m
within the campus. To improve the perceptibility of ceramic art in a structure that Prof. Bilgehan Uzuner designed.
social environment by sharing them with the students, academics The “art for peace” theme which was used for the first time in 2015
and staff is one of our biggest aims. in the symposium in Turkey was determined as the theme of the
The Macsabal Symposium that started in Kim Yong Moon’s studio 2017 symposiums. In 2017, macsabal kilns fired with this theme
twenty years ago and continued for many years in this city was mo- in Wanju, Korea in July, in Zibo, China in September and in Ankara,
ved to Wanju in the year 2013 upon Kim Yong Moon’s decisions. By Turkey in October. The symposiums are held for many years with
transformation of the old train station into International Macsabal the support of Wanju Municipality in Korea; the owner of Taishan
Museum and international artist studio with the support of local Bonechina factory Mr. Lu and his family and Hacettepe University
municipality, the International Macsabal Wood Firing Symposium in Ankara and devoted efforts are made for its continuation.
started to be held here. After the infrastructure was completed for Hundreds of artists have participated, worked together, held joint
this first symposium in Wanju, under the leadership of Kim Yong exhibitions and made presentations in the symposiums held in th-
Moon and coordination of Mutlu Başkaya, a faculty member of ree countries. Bringing the Korean artists with Turkish artists and
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ceramics Department artist around the world and enabling them to cooperate, this
Assist. Prof. Hüseyin Özçelik and nine students went to Wanju for symposium constituted an exemplary model with its quality and
building a macsabal kiln in the garden of the studio. Moreover, the- led similar symposiums to proliferate in the world.
se nine students who came from Hacettepe helped Assist. Prof. Hü- I would like to thanks to all of our guests who participated in the
seyin Özçelik in the application and mounting of the ceramic panel symposium as an invited artists between the held on October 16
that he had designed. For about a month, together with this group, to 29th, and research assistants and our valuable lecturers of our
municipality workers, Korean coordinators and ceramist friends of department Prof. Dr. Candan Dizdar Terviel, Prof. Emre Feyzoğlu
Kim Yong Moon completed the preparations of the first symposium , Prof. Kaan Canduran and Ress.Asst. İlhan Marasalı who always
in Wanju. And by this means International Macsabal Ceramics Mu- support this symposium.
seum and artist studio could be founded. Every year many artists In addition I would like to offering my special thanks to all former
and students go to Wanju for working at this studio and holding presidents and our current president of university Prof. Dr. Haluk
exhibitions. Özen who supported this event almost traditional and the director
In 2016 the International Macsabal Symposium was held for the of Korean Cultural Center Mr. DongWoo CHO who always support
second time in Korea, Wanju. The symposium took place with the us.
participation of twenty three artists from six different countries.
The artists that participated from Turkey are Hasan Başkırkan, Ayşe Lect. Mutlu BAŞKAYA
Kurşuncu, Numan Suçağlar, and Buğra Özer. Lee Middleman from
the United States; Katharine Boettcher from Germany; Sun Yang,
Na Lisa, Liu Yehan, Qian Chao, Shi Yannian (Wang Feng), Wang Jing

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