| The Forgetting Machine, Hakgojae, Jongno District |
Jun 05 2012 |
The solo show of Noh Suntag is about remembering and forgetting the May 18 Gwangju democratization movement.
The exhibits include a collection of black-and-white portraits, whose faded, damaged and distorted faces make for ghostly and haunting images. Noh created them by retaking funeral portraits put in front of the tombs of those who were killed during the movement.
The exhibition also includes photos of various landscapes and scenes related to the Gwangju democratization movement. It ends with photos of stone Buddhas lying in Unju Temple in Hwasun County, South Jeolla, and a man sleeping on a grass field of the temple whose pose resembles that of the Buddha. The artist said he heard that many bereaved family members of the victims of the Gwangju massacre have visited the temple to seek consolation.
Admission is free.
The show is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and it closes at 6 p.m. on Sundays.
Go to Anguk Station, line No. 3, exit 2, and walk for 10 minutes.
(02) 720-1524~6, www.hakgojae.com
