Pohang Steel Art Festival (PSAF)
- Performing Arts
78, Seonchak-ro, Buk-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do (Dongbin 1-ga)
Festival dates
D+21Sat, Oct 24, 2026 – Sun, Nov 15, 2026
23 days · Ongoing
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Things to do
- Hours
- [Tuesday–Saturday] 10:00–21:00 [Sunday] 10:00–18:00
- Venue
- Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 / Songdo Beach / Art 436 and the entire Pohang area
- Program
- 1. Iron Wall Narrative Pohang (Exhibition) - Period: Oct. 24 – Nov. 15 - Location: Songdo Beach area 2. Public Photo Pohang (Exhibition) - Period: Oct. 24 – Nov. 15 - Location: Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 3. Yeongilman Friends (Sculpture and Photography Exhibition) - Period: Oct. 24 – Nov. 15 - Location: Art 436 and Songdo Beach area 4. Public Architecture Pohang (In collaboration with Handong University School of Spatial and Environmental Systems Engineering) - Period: Oct. 24 – Nov. 15 - Location: Pohang Central Shopping District area 5. Iron Culture Planning Group Program (Lab, Citizen Travel Agency, Academy, Play+Space, Citizen Poetry, That Landscape Is Bright, Seminar) - Period: Aug. 15 – Nov. 15 - Location: Pohang City area
- Admission
- Free
- Contact
- 054-289-7852
- Source
- Korea Tourism Organization
Takma (Sharpening) – Iron removes rust with iron, and potatoes peel with potatoes. "Iron shines with iron." Proverbs emphasized, through the metaphor of iron rubbing against one another, that people must rub against one another to shed old habits. In Buddhist temples, this is called "Takma Doban." Just as one puts potatoes in a large basin, pours in water, and rubs them against other potatoes to peel the skin, Buddhism practices Takma through fellow practitioners. The sea of Pohang extends deep inland, creating a landscape quite different from other places. The rubbing of the people of Pohang also abundantly conveys a warmth and humanity distinct from elsewhere. "The most captivating thing for a person is other people." (William H. Wight) Capturing the identity of Pohang, a city that lives with iron, and dreaming of the renewal of iron and the completion of ironware, the theme of the 2026 Pohang Steel Art Festival is set as "Takma" (Sharpening), meaning "Iron sharpens iron, Potatoes sharpen potatoes." Through Takma, we aim to reveal the brilliant inner essence of Pohang's life to the world by rubbing together the letters P and H of Pohang, rather than jade and stone.