One photo captures the highly charged tension at Panmunjeom where soldiers from South Korea and North Korea stand face to face. Another depicts high-level soldiers from the two countries carefully walking down a street covered with snow, holding hands.
“We are living in a divided nation, but once the physical walls are torn down, we will hardly feel the sense of difference from each other. We think of each other like enemies but we are still the same people. We can hold hands, as you can see in the photos,” said Kim Nyung-man, a photographer.
“The strain between the South and the North has become more extreme ever since the sinking of the Cheonan. The division is the biggest problem in our nation right now and peace seems difficult to reach at this stage. I wanted to provide an opportunity to take another look at our situation.”
Kim will showcase the photos he took while covering Panmunjeom during his journalist days from the 1980s to 1990s at his solo exhibition “Finding Hope at the Divided Scene” at Topohaus in Gwanhun-dong, central Seoul, starting Wednesday.
As today marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, many exhibitions including Kim’s are being held to commemorate the war, which now only a small number of people remember firsthand.
Another photo exhibition of a much bigger scale kicks off today at Daelim Contemporary Art Museum in Tongui-dong, central Seoul.
Organized by the museum and the Ministry of National Defense, the exhibition “On the Line” features over 170 photos by 10 Korean photographers, including Joo Myung-duck, Kang Woon-gu, Koo Bohn-chang and Nanda.
“No matter how hard we try to explain it to them, the Japanese Invasion of Korea or the Korean War are not much different to today’s youths. So instead of trying to explain the tragedy through language, we are giving it a new try through art,” said Defense Ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae.
The exhibits are not the records of the past, but a mirror of the present. The photographers spent four months earlier this year capturing the influence of the Korean War on our lives today.
Because the photographers’ ages range from 30 to 70, visitors can see how the recognition of the war and its influence today greatly varies according to different age groups.
“The older generation is conservative, asserting that nothing can be traded for national security, while the younger generation tends to think that wars have nothing to do with them. We tried to include photographers of different ages to show the diversity of recognition. The exhibition will also be an opportunity to see the different techniques the young and old artists use. Old photographers still use film cameras and print the photos by hand themselves while younger photographers use digital cameras and Photoshop,” said Shin Sue-jin, director of the exhibition.
The exhibition will travel to the U.S. and Britain after the Seoul show. The book containing the exhibited photos is published in Korean and English and will be distributed to public libraries in all 16 countries that participated in the Korean War.
National Museum of Contemporary Art in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, gathered paintings, sculptures and drawings that depicted the Korean War and the tragic division of the peninsula for “The Forgotten War, The Reality of Division” which opens today.
About 60 pieces by eight artists including cartoonist Kim Seong-hwan, Lee Cheol-ee, Park Seong-hwan, Lim Ok-sang and Kim Jae-hong are on display.
The National Folk Museum of Korea in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, is taking an extraordinary approach to commemorate the Korean War, by throwing a consolation party for 12 old women named “Geumsoon” who had to leave their homes in the North and take refuge in the South during the war. The party was held on Tuesday during the opening of the exhibition “Geumsoon: Overcome Adversity.”
The exhibition is divided in to four parts. The first section looks back on the Korean War through the eyes of non-Koreans using films and photos shot by foreigners, the second part reminds the viewers how the refugees had to suffer, while the third section showcases the influence of Western culture after the war. The final section sheds light on the tragedy that many dispersed families and displaced people still have to live with. Most of the exhibits are personal items donated or on loan from people who survived the war.
An experience zone is set up at the exhibition where visitors can check out propaganda leaflets made by the two Koreas, China and the United Nations during wartime, and write letters to soldiers.
“Finding Hope at the Divided Scene” runs from June 30 to July 13 at Topohaus. For more information, call (02) 734-7555 or visit www.topohaus.com.
“On the Line” runs through Aug. 20 at Daelim Contemporary Art Museum. Tickets are 1,000 won. For more information, call (02) 333-0664 or visit www.ontheline.co.kr.
“The Forgotten War, The Reality of Division” runs through Dec. 26 at National Museum of Contemporary Art. For more information, call (02) 2188-6000 or visit www.moca.go.kr.
“Geumsoon: Overcome Adversity” runs through Aug.23 at The National Folk Museum of Korea. For more information, visit www.nfm.go.kr.
By Park Min-young (claire@heraldm.com)
“We are living in a divided nation, but once the physical walls are torn down, we will hardly feel the sense of difference from each other. We think of each other like enemies but we are still the same people. We can hold hands, as you can see in the photos,” said Kim Nyung-man, a photographer.
“The strain between the South and the North has become more extreme ever since the sinking of the Cheonan. The division is the biggest problem in our nation right now and peace seems difficult to reach at this stage. I wanted to provide an opportunity to take another look at our situation.”
Kim will showcase the photos he took while covering Panmunjeom during his journalist days from the 1980s to 1990s at his solo exhibition “Finding Hope at the Divided Scene” at Topohaus in Gwanhun-dong, central Seoul, starting Wednesday.
As today marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, many exhibitions including Kim’s are being held to commemorate the war, which now only a small number of people remember firsthand.
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| “JSA” by Nanda Daelim Contemporary Art Museum |
Another photo exhibition of a much bigger scale kicks off today at Daelim Contemporary Art Museum in Tongui-dong, central Seoul.
Organized by the museum and the Ministry of National Defense, the exhibition “On the Line” features over 170 photos by 10 Korean photographers, including Joo Myung-duck, Kang Woon-gu, Koo Bohn-chang and Nanda.
“No matter how hard we try to explain it to them, the Japanese Invasion of Korea or the Korean War are not much different to today’s youths. So instead of trying to explain the tragedy through language, we are giving it a new try through art,” said Defense Ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae.
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| “Division” by Kim Nyung-man Kim Nyung-man |
Because the photographers’ ages range from 30 to 70, visitors can see how the recognition of the war and its influence today greatly varies according to different age groups.
“The older generation is conservative, asserting that nothing can be traded for national security, while the younger generation tends to think that wars have nothing to do with them. We tried to include photographers of different ages to show the diversity of recognition. The exhibition will also be an opportunity to see the different techniques the young and old artists use. Old photographers still use film cameras and print the photos by hand themselves while younger photographers use digital cameras and Photoshop,” said Shin Sue-jin, director of the exhibition.
The exhibition will travel to the U.S. and Britain after the Seoul show. The book containing the exhibited photos is published in Korean and English and will be distributed to public libraries in all 16 countries that participated in the Korean War.
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| “Division” by Kim Nyung-man Kim Nyung-man |
National Museum of Contemporary Art in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, gathered paintings, sculptures and drawings that depicted the Korean War and the tragic division of the peninsula for “The Forgotten War, The Reality of Division” which opens today.
About 60 pieces by eight artists including cartoonist Kim Seong-hwan, Lee Cheol-ee, Park Seong-hwan, Lim Ok-sang and Kim Jae-hong are on display.
The National Folk Museum of Korea in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, is taking an extraordinary approach to commemorate the Korean War, by throwing a consolation party for 12 old women named “Geumsoon” who had to leave their homes in the North and take refuge in the South during the war. The party was held on Tuesday during the opening of the exhibition “Geumsoon: Overcome Adversity.”
The exhibition is divided in to four parts. The first section looks back on the Korean War through the eyes of non-Koreans using films and photos shot by foreigners, the second part reminds the viewers how the refugees had to suffer, while the third section showcases the influence of Western culture after the war. The final section sheds light on the tragedy that many dispersed families and displaced people still have to live with. Most of the exhibits are personal items donated or on loan from people who survived the war.
An experience zone is set up at the exhibition where visitors can check out propaganda leaflets made by the two Koreas, China and the United Nations during wartime, and write letters to soldiers.
“Finding Hope at the Divided Scene” runs from June 30 to July 13 at Topohaus. For more information, call (02) 734-7555 or visit www.topohaus.com.
“On the Line” runs through Aug. 20 at Daelim Contemporary Art Museum. Tickets are 1,000 won. For more information, call (02) 333-0664 or visit www.ontheline.co.kr.
“The Forgotten War, The Reality of Division” runs through Dec. 26 at National Museum of Contemporary Art. For more information, call (02) 2188-6000 or visit www.moca.go.kr.
“Geumsoon: Overcome Adversity” runs through Aug.23 at The National Folk Museum of Korea. For more information, visit www.nfm.go.kr.
By Park Min-young (claire@heraldm.com)
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답글삭제Exhibitions remember the Korean War_한국전쟁관련 전시들 One photo captures the highly charged tension at Panmunjeom where soldiers from South Korea and North..