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Greetingman (Korean: 그리팅맨) is a modern sculpture project in South Korea.

Its main artist is Yoo Young-ho (South Korean sculptor). The concept provides a man, 6 meters high, bowing in a typically Asian greeting gesture. The blue color means lack of prejudice.

In October 2012, a statue was unveiled in the neighbourhood of Buceo, Montevideo, Uruguay,[1] with South Korea being the antipode of Uruguay, the statues represent two men greeting each other from opposites sides of the world, however, this was the first of a planned world series in multiple locations.[2]

The second statue was unveiled in October 2013 in South Korea, near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, in Haean, Yanggu County, Gangwon.[3]

A third statue was unveiled in January 2016 in Panama City, Panama, the second to be unveiled in Latin America.[4]

Another statue was built in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico on March 17, 2021. It commemorates the large Korean community that was started by the first wave in 1905 of henequen laborers.[5]

See also

• Korean sculpture
• Public art in South Korea

References

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- [en] Greetingman

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[es] Greetingman

Greetingman (del inglés, "Hombre que saluda"; en coreano, 그리팅맨) es un moderno proyecto de escultura de Corea del Sur.

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