What is White Night?

The Name, "White Night,' refers to the night in prison where the light bulb never goes out 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Since 2000, Dr. Sheenyoung Kang has been guiding selected long-term inmates of Chungsong correctional facility to be born again and to shed their past lives. The inmates in the group, White Night, in South Korean prison have been studying hard to stimulate and to improve their artistic senses along with developing their inner characters and social skills.

Each year, White Night exhibition serves to showcase an aspect of their hard works and studies under the white fluorescent lights of the prison illuminating 24 hours a day - White Night. Every artwork from the exhibition is for sale. The entire sales are saved in each artist’s name to be used as a stepping stone for their new life when they re-enter the society.

This website has been established by a Korean medical doctor, Sheen-young Kang, to showcase the results of their hard works to the public through internet.

백야란?

"백야"라는 이름은 24시간, 365일 불이 꺼지지 않는 교도소의 하얀밤을 나타낸것입니다.

이 사이트는 한국의 교도소에 있는 수감자들이 감옥안에서 높은 인격수양과 적절한 사회생활을 위한 공부를 하며, 아울러 예술적 감각을 자극하여 향상시키는 공부의 결과를 일반인들에게 보여주기 위해 의사 강신영씨가 마련한 것입니다.