sketches around Hyhill Outlet at Gasan Digital Complex, Seoul

Last Saturday, I visited Hyhill Outlet(하이힐 아울렛) at Gasan Digital Complex(가산 디지털 단지) with Seoul urban sketchers for February sketch meeting. Gasan Digital Complex Fashion Outlets including Hyhill Outlet can be accessed from Gasan Digital Complex Station, and all the numbers of outlets are within walking distance. There are lots of buildings including industrial facilities and some outlets of various styles around the station. Hyhill Outlet is a premium outlet and a one-stop shopping complex for families. Famous brands are sold at discounted prices year round, so visitors can purchase quality goods at the lowest prices. In addition to fashion stores, the outlet mall features various convenience, cineplex and dining facilities for enhanced shopping experience. Lots of colorful buildings and bustling mall gave us unlimited subjects of sketches. 

I sketched in and outside the attractive Hyhill Outlet building excitingly all day long.

Hyhill Outlet building, pen and watercolor

other buildings across from the Hyhill Outlet, pen and watercolor

scenery inside the mall on the 2nd floor, pen and watercolor

scenery inside the mall viewed from the 8th floor lounge, pen and watercolor

customers on the escalator, pen and watercolor

mannequins at a clothing store, pen and watercolor 

buildings near Gasan Digital Complex Station, pen and watercolor

background scenery viewed from roof garden on the 7th floor, pen

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( 21 x29.6cm sketchbook )

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공장 굴뚝 연기는 사라지고, 화려한 빌딩과 패션으로 거듭나는 가산 디지털 단지~~ 

수많은 이들의 땀이 스쳐간 공단의 발자취 속에 현대화로 탈바꿈하는 오늘을 스케치하며 

우리의 저력에 자부심을 갖고 새로운 물결 따라 희망을 그려갑니다.

Gasan Digital Complex - Hyhill Outlet

Sohyeong at Dunkin Donuts

Pen and watercolor

View from customer lounge

Pen & watercolor

It was a spring-like day at the middle of cold winter. We gathered in front of the movie theater in Hyhill Outlet at 10:30am and drew until 4pm. Time goes really fast whenever I draw with urban sketchers. Not only the drawing, but the chatting with the ones in love with drawing always make me happy.

I found drawing inside a building is more difficult than drawing from the outside. After seeing what others drew, I realized that I had trouble in framing things out. The thousands of figures inside the building were overwhelming and now I understand why some people make frames with their hands(fingers) to see the objects before drawing.

The area used to be industrial complex but it now is where many fashion outlets are located. I wondered if they were gaining sufficient profits because they seemed so many and I heard the consumption's been frozen. Are they having relative profits against department stores thanks to the long recession? I don't know.

One of the sketchers told me that there was an exposition around 1960 in this area. One of the exhibition goods was pencil that didn't easily break which made people quite surprised. The time when this area was full of farms and rice paddies, the time when the solid pencil was so rare, I wish I can have a chance to live the time just for one day.

I drew this in a bus in my way to Seoul one day and started to feel nauseous because of the motion sickness. I was so close to finish this so I kept drawing and when I'd done I was about to throw up. I was happy to have it completed but I'd never draw in a bus again.

sketching together at the HYHILL Outlet

people choosing what to see in the theater, 6th floor, conte, pastels, A 4

inside the mall, 6th floor, conte, pastels, A 4

man watching smart phone while his baby sleeping in the pram near box office

conte, watercolor, A 4

scenery seen through the pane glass on 7th floor, pencil, watercolor, A 4

scenery inside the mall seen on 8th floor, pencil, watercolor, A 4

This month we chose the big shopping outlet "HYHILL". It locates near famous outlet shopping malls such as "Mario Outlet", "W-Mall", and "Fashion Island Outlet Mall". So lots of people come and go all the streets around Gasan Digital Complex Station. Long time no see...Mr. Choi Seung Won joined us. Thank you all sketchers too! 

전에는 구로 공단이라는 이름으로 산업화되어가는 과정에 주요하게 자리매김하였던 곳이 몇십년 후 그 자취는 많이 사라지고 고층 빌딩과 아울렛 쇼핑몰의 거대한 단지로 바뀐 것을 보고 상전벽해라는 말을 실감하였습니다. 지난번 타임 스퀘어 스케치에 이어 쇼핑몰을 스케치하면서 추운 겨울을 함께 즐거운 시간을 보낼 수 있어서 감사했습니다. 잠시의 만남에 서로의 고민을 나누는 귀중한 시간도 되어서 앞으로의 발전을 도모할 수 있는 좋은 장이 되는 것같아 더욱 좋았구요. 다음 모임에 건강한 모습으로 만나기를 바랍니다.