Diana Cheren Nygren

Please Come In: Diana Cheren Nygren Explores Korean Culture Through Photography

Mar 5, 2026

I have watched 550 Korean dramas, and I have probably cried at some point during every one. Perhaps even more amazing to me is the fact that I am far from alone. Since South Korea opened itself to the global market in the late 1980s, its popular culture has taken the world by storm.

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Mother Earth; Nevertheless She Persisted by Diana Cheren Nygren

Jan 22, 2024

A city girl and skeptic to my core, I feel an overwhelming sense of awe in the face of the spread of a desert or the ocean. Within these landscapes, humanity seems small and insignificant. Geologic eras are etched into layers of rock. Our time on earth seems short in contrast.

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The World Needs a Superhero by Diana Cheren Nygren

Jul 19, 2022

This series envisions young children as contemporary society's superheroes. Superheroes have long occupied a central position in American popular culture. Society turns to superhero narratives in times of unrest as a source of hope.

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