STORY SEEKERS

Chapter 1: When History Becomes Memory

In this first chapter of the project, each artist highlights significant moments in modern Korean history—Japanese colonization, the Korean War, subsequent U.S. interference in Korean politics, and the military dictatorships from the 1960s to the 1980s—through micro-narratives. We embark on this project with a clear emphasis on the significance of small stories in the context of grand history. While small stories may be fragmented, they reveal the true complexity of our lives that grand history might overlook. When history becomes memory, these memories build histories that belong not to the victors but to those who lived through those times.

The first chapter took shape as a publication (view in PDF) and process-based exhibition at Space Ri Sang-Chun in Daegu, Korea.

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Chapter 1: When History Becomes Memory

Space Ri Sang-Chun, Daegu, Korea

May 22 - June 22, 2025

Publication
June Pak and Kim Miryeon's works are wedged together, while RaYun's site-responsive "vines" creep into the space, casting a shadow on Pak's projection.
View of RaYun's site-responsive work wrapping around the gallery space.
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View of Kim Miryeon, Jiwon Park and RaYun's work
Kim Miryeon's digital prints of video stills
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June Pak's work-in-progress, "The Visitor: Lost Village (after Goneul-dong)"
Jiwon Park, "Namyeong-dong Anti-communist Interrogation Office"
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Walkthrough during the exhibition opening
Koh Seung Wook
Conversation with the Story Seekers and Prof. Hong Kal, May 22, 2025 at Space Ri Sang-Chun
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We acknowledge the financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts for the Canada-Korea Connections grant (2023 - 2025)