The town devoured by the sea 바다가 삼킨 마을

The town devoured by the sea 바다가 삼킨 마을

In the October 1968 the residents of Abai village in Cheonghodong, Sokcho have been traumatized by what had been the biggest tsunami in the history. About 150 houses were flooded and fishing ships were destroyed by the powerful waves.

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The construction that has changed the map 지도를 바꾼 공사

The construction that has changed the map 지도를 바꾼 공사

Seorak Bridge now reconnects these two Abai villages however the town that has been the home for many who have already lost their homes in the north by ceasefire line has been divided again. The reason I cherish Abai village with such longing is because the residents’ lives and the town seem to share the same fate.

8월 19, 2016 at 3:28 오후 Comments are Disabled

A new home on a sandy land 모래 위에 세운 터전

A new home on a sandy land 모래 위에 세운 터전

The reason I had decided to live in a town with these folks where I had no acquaintances is because I wanted to share a humble piece of my heart with them. The sense of consolation for the people who has been through the unimaginable time of our history.

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People who are left behind at Sokcho sea 속초 바다에 남겨진 사람들

People who are left behind at Sokcho sea 속초 바다에 남겨진 사람들

Every summer Sokcho’s beaches are filled with tourists who visit the place for its famous ocean view. However the wires that divides the north and the south sea border is part of its view. The sea was one of the few pathways to the south for many refugees and thought to be the only pathway back to their hometown after the Korean War.

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The disappeared water channel 사라진 물길

The disappeared water channel 사라진 물길

Conveying the sound of a river flowing, and recording the trace of passed time. Mankyung River where my steps have lead me to. Here, exist indescribable element. Could that be the identity of the place or could that be the aroused piece of memory that has been capsized in our memory?

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The Bridge of tragic fate, Mankyung Bridge 비운의 다리, 만경교

The Bridge of tragic fate, Mankyung Bridge 비운의 다리, 만경교

The half built concrete bridge is the very first bridge that had a paved road in Korean history. It may sound like the bridge has some sort of honorable significance, however Japan had built this tragic bridge in order to transport the rice that were exploited from the farmers in Iksan to Kimje during the colonization period.

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The Wave of Busan Sea 부산 바다의 물결

The Wave of Busan Sea 부산 바다의 물결

However once her memory is boxed in the frame of ‘Nationalism’, the human side disappears then the Nation, as a big matter will suck everything in. Perhaps that is why we as people who has been colonized with painful memory simply regard her memory as the memory of ruler or exploiter.

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The memory of windy rice field 바람 부는 벼 밭의 기억

The memory of windy rice field 바람 부는 벼 밭의 기억

Despite the destructive incidents that had changed the town so much, its history didn’t end there and then. The rice had been growing in the same field and the same sound of the wind has been blowing through the rice field. The camera shutter blinks to convey the desolate sky crossing over Iksan’s plain.

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Rediscovering a place to find the lost memory 잊혀진 장소 속 망각된 이야기와 조우하다, 작가 신미정

Rediscovering a place to find the lost memory 잊혀진 장소 속 망각된 이야기와 조우하다, 작가 신미정

There is no doubt that Shin Mi Jung is a promising young artist. But it isn’t not enough to explain her with some words ‘a promising young artist’. Certainly, there are something more wide & huge narrations in her art pieces unlike ordinary art pieces. CultureM Magazine meets the well talented artist Shin Mi Jung.

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