Oh Hyung-yup, head of the organizing committee of this year's Seoul International Writers' Festival, speaks during a press conference for the upcoming festival in central Seoul, Monday. Yonhap By Park Han-sol An official poster for the 13th edition of the Seoul International Writers' Festival, scheduled to run from Sept. 6 to 11 / Courtesy of LTI Korea This year’s Seoul International Writers’ Festival (SIWF), running from Sept.
6 to 11, invites the audience to explore the interplay of contradictions and dualities through the world of literature. Its theme, “Particles & Waves,” draws inspiration from the dual nature of light in physics, where it behaves both as particles and waves. “Like light, literature too navigates the coexistence of seemingly opposing forces — its political and ethical responsibilities alongside its aesthetic qualities.
Though these aspects may appear contradictory, they are intertwined in a dynamic relationship [that deepens meaning and understanding in each work,]” said Oh Hyung-yup, head of the festival’s organizing committee and a professor of Korean language and literature at Korea University, during a press conference in Seoul, Monday. “The theme also emphasizes the power of the minuscule. Just as a single photon can produce significant effects when it interacts as a wave, specific events within a story can resonate with profoundly universal truths and themes.
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