창의도시를 보는 관점: 인천을 중심으로

Abstract

There are double images in the city. The first image is the city as a well madeparadise. But the second is that of human anxiety and alienation. This paper focusedon the negative images prevailed in the modern cities. I set the metaphors of themodern cities as ‘book and wall’. In the contrary, I set the metaphors of the futurecities as ‘web and hub’. ‘book and wall’ means the negative images of the moderncities; authority, power, control and denial against the others. ‘web and hub’ meansthe positive images of the postmodern cities; flexibility, hospitality, creativity andopenness against the others. There are also double images in Incheon. Incheon is one of the largest citiesin Korea. It has gone through the various experience in Korean history. It wasthe old failed capitals before 2000 years ago. It was the important port seized bythe Japanese Imperialism. But now, it has the profound possibilities as the internationalports owing to the growth of China and Korean economy. It is opened the center(Hub)of East Asia. The term of Creative city is the main target of all countries’ policy. I thinkIncheon has some advantages to start for installment of Creative city. Incheon havethree important elements for Creative city; Talent, Technology and Tolerance. Ifit strengthened the spirits of flexibility, hospitality, creativity and openness againstthe others. it could be the typical examples of Creative city in the world. Using the metaphor of “Web and Hub”, I describe the future of Incheon as the examplesof Creative city. For examples, Incheon has been the center of logistics. Now itcan be extended the center of cultural interchange.