SeoulGlow #5 – The Art of Daechuri
Sorry for the lull last week – the video project had taken a bit of a toll. But I'm getting back into the swing of things, have a new monitor to stop the headaches, and have our first user submission for you here, done by Bum Lee, the creator of the SeoulGlow animation intro, no less. The final part of the "Dinner with Soyeon" series will be up in the near future, by the way. From Bum:
"The farming village of Daechuri is being evicted by the Korean government for the expansion of a nearby U.S. military base. For several years, the villagers and activists have resisted the forceful eviction, but the residents of Daechuri recently signed an agreement with the government to leave their village by the end of March.
I visited Daechuri on Saturday March 3. Behind the perimeter of fences guarded by police, many of the homes had been demolished and the unharvested fields were trenched off with barbed wire. But there was art everywhere amidst the ruin – murals, sculptures, junk art, and a gallery filled with paintings. The villagers held their nightly candlelight vigil in a hall surrounded by painted portraits, and in the evening they sang songs around a bonfire.
This video is a tribute to the art of Daechuri."
Say, is there a comments feed for the blog? So much interesting conversation goes on here that doesn't really come through for those of us glued to our RSS aggregators unless we come back to entries a few days or weeks later. It would be really great if you would pander to our lazy digital-couch potato selves.
Maybe this has been discussed already? I wouldn't know, because there's no comment feed~ (or is there?)
Posted by: andrew m | March 14, 2007 at 03:37 PM
For one reason or another, my trackback isn't working - but wanted to let you know I wrote about this post (link here)
Great video - tragic topic.
Posted by: Ben | March 15, 2007 at 12:14 AM
another perpetuation of a myth.
Posted by: wilkie | March 15, 2007 at 09:28 PM
My heart dropped when I heard the villagers and farmers were officially forced off their land. What a crime indeed. Where has society gone? Tear down their schools? Stop them from farming? Force elders from homes?
No, this is not just and is not fair. I worked on a documentary in Daechuri and would like it to be provided and shared if there is anyone interested in seeing it. Perhaps we can collaborate.
Thank you very much.
Jeff
daechuri@gmail.com
www.daechuri.blogspot.com
Posted by: Jeffrey Hellman | April 26, 2007 at 05:42 PM