The Gwangju Design Biennale was held for the first time in 2004 to help promote the local design industry, as well as to contribute to the development of design practices in the national and international context. Under the title ‘Anything, Something,’ the 2013 edition explored the cultural habits and coded contexts that reveal the many unspoken ways we communicate with one another. The ability to grasp these hidden contexts in our day-to-day communication can be especially important for designers who are constantly in search of insight into yet undiscovered needs and wants, in order to identify and translate them into effective design. In this context, the Nangchang-Nangchang pavilion attempts to reconnect the human body and architecture. Bamboo was chosen because it is more flexible, softer and warmer than concrete, and able to establish an epidermal relationship with visitors. A simple structure with three-centimeter wide bamboo strips at the end generates a wave-like form that embraces visitors and favors the pursued interaction. When walking through the installation it produces a vibration that accompanies the visitors’ steps, letting them perceive the texture and sound of bamboo in a unique way.