Seoul isn’t the only stage — today the Sea Art Festival 2025 opens at Dadaepo Beach in Busan, running September 27 through November 2, 2025. 

With the theme “Undercurrents: Walking Waves on Water”, artists from 17 countries showcase 46 works blending nature, light, and sound across coastal paths and urban spaces.

The fedtival transforms the meeting point of river and sea into an open-air gallery, inviting visitors to stroll, reflect, and feel the rhythm of tides and time.

The festival began in 1987 and marks its return to Dadaepo for the time in six years.

Vocabulary

–한옥 (hanok) – traditional Korean house 한옥 안에서 시간을 보내면 옛 분위기를 느낄 수 있어요. (When you spend time inside a hanok, you can feel the old atmosphere.)

–마당 (madang) – courtyard / yard 작은 마당에 꽃과 돌이 어우러져 있어요. (In the small courtyard, flowers and stones harmonize.)

–온돌 (ondol) – Korean underfloor heating system 겨울에 온돌을 켜면 방이 따뜻해져요. (When the ondol is turned on in winter, the room becomes warm.)

–조명 (jomyeong) – lighting / illumination 밤에는 조명 덕분에 한옥이 환하게 보여요. (At night, the hanok looks bright thanks to the lighting.)

–체험 (cheheom) – experience / hands-on activity 방문객들은 전통 공예 체험 프로그램에 참여해요. (Visitors participate in traditional craft experience programs.)