〈DMZ 04〉, 2010.
Single channel video, color, loop
Park Weayeon, Age 101, Lost her son during Korean war, The War Memorial of Kore
The series captures objects from the collection of the War Memorial of Korea, such as crumpled combat boots, rusty bowls, helmets with holes, bullets and warheads, which keep their positions silently in front of a calm, achromatic, ash-colored background. The artist aimed to capture the horror and tragedy of war by photographing a single image of a weapon from the Korean War, a military badge, a letter, and a portrait of a mother waiting for her son. When our gaze as a viewer is focused on the object in the same way as the artist’s, it reminds us of an unknown person who may have used these objects during the war, creating a solemn feeling, and at the same time makes us think once again about what the war has left and the reality of division that we face now. In this exhibition, the series is seen as a large-scale video installation rather than a printed photographic work.
DMZ
〈DMZ 04〉, 2010.
Vessel
〈Vessel BM 04 BW〉, 2006.
Gobdol
〈Gobdol JM-GD 11-1〉, 2007.
Gold
〈Gold KR 045〉, 2023.
Blue and White Porcelain
〈Blue and White Porcelain EWB 06 〉, 2019.
Yin and Yang
〈Yin and Yang 001〉, 2020.
〈Yin and Yang 002〉, 2020.
Korea Fantasy
〈Korea Fantasy〉, 2017.
Kkokdu
〈Kkokdu 12〉, 1998.
Mask
〈Mask Gangneung Gwanno 03-1〉, 2002.
Chasse-Roue
〈Chasse-Roue 54〉, 2003.
Concrete Gwanghwamun
〈Concrete Gwanghwamun 01〉, 2010.
Interiors
〈Interiors 02〉, 2002.
Soap
〈Soap 13〉, 2006.
Object
〈Object 05〉, 2004.
Collections
〈Reflection 10〉, 1983.
