andres gallardo's photographs of korean schoolyards are pastel perfections

andres gallardo’s latest photo series came about by accident, after he got lost in seoul, only to find himself estranged at the deserted pastel playground of a nearby school. ‘I got fascinated by their pastel colors, their trees, the symmetries and symbols… the clocks, the national flag and the alphabet,’ said photographer, andres gallardo.

gallardo made a big list of architecture and places to visit while in south korea, but that list didn’t include the schoolyards depicted here. straight out of a color theorist’s lightly-tinted daydream, these tracks, stadiums, courtyards, soft brick-walls, and meticulously trimmed greeneries are well preserved through andres gallardo’s viewfinder. the accidental personal-project is one of his new favorites.