"Building up a Thousand Rocks"
―　A Landscape of Rocks Reaching Toward the Heaven

In the remote mountains of Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, a scene unfolds as if the earth itself has been transformed into a work of art.
At the center of twelve mountain ranges arranged like petals, human-crafted landscapes blend seamlessly with nature, forming a grand vista where rocks, trees, and waterfalls coexist as one. It is truly a natural work of art known as Wolmyeongdong. Here, the very terrain serves as a design element, envisioned as a garden on a planetary scale—and ultimately, as a sacred temple of nature.

At its heart rises a monumental composition of a thousand rocks—an ensemble stretching approximately 240 meters in length and ascending 50 meters in height.
Formed from natural rock with the intent to endure for a millennium, this sheer wall of rocks possesses an overwhelming presence, as if reaching toward the heaven.
Transcending the realm of mere landscape design, the work also functions as a grandstand capable of seating hundreds, while the adjoining expanse of natural lawn forms a meticulously tuned acoustic field—a vast, living hall shaped by nature itself.

This unprecedented landscape was conceived and realized by a single pastor—an individual with no formal background in architecture.
Over the course of three decades, he endured five collapses, rebuilding each time, until the towering mass of rocks took form.
What stands today is far more than an assembly of rocks; it is a record of his life, a manifestation of his philosophy, and a profound meditation on the timeless question: What do we build, and what do we leave behind?

This exhibition presents a space that may be described as landscape architecture envisioned for a thousand years ahead, together with its miraculous rock formation at the center—through photographs and narrative.
It is a sanctuary place of prayer built within nature, a landscape that wordlessly speaks to the timeless question of our age: What does it mean to live?