Events
Past ASIA Event:
Still Present Pasts - through Mar. 19
STILL PRESENT PASTS is a unique art and multi-media exhibit that explores the legacies of the Korean War and
encourages reflection about the devastation of war for all Americans. The exhibit places video, installation, and performance art by
Korean and Korean American artists in conversation with oral history voices of Korean American War survivors and their families
expressed through written text, and audio and video formats. Interactive installations draw audiences into this dialogue inviting
visitors to contribute their own memories and understanding of the Korean War, creating living artwork that evolves over the
course of the exhibit. Inspired by Korean War stories of struggle, survival and compassion, two visual artists, three performance
artists, a documentary filmmaker, the project director, and a historian came together to create a vision for this exhibit and its elements.
They are joined by four contributing artists.
STILL PRESENT PASTS has special significance in the current moment. Fifty years after the signing of a cease-fire agreement, the Korean War
has still not ended and Koreans all over the world, including those in the United State, live in fear of renewed fighting. At the same time,
war rages in many parts of the globe while stories that can teach us of its human costs remain hidden. A space is desperately needed where
all Americans can come together to learn from the past, heal wounds, and recommit to the peaceful resolution of conflict.
STILL PRESENT PASTS opens Jan. 29, 2005 at the
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center. 6:30-8:30pm.
Reception features exhibiting artists, Korean drumming of Oori Pungmulpae and "6.25: history beneath the skin", a multimedia performance.
Exhibition runs through March 19th.
Mar. 5, 2005, Connecting with Korean Adoptees
Film Screening, panel discussion, reception 1-3pm
Picturing Memory by Deann Borshay Liem (moderator)
A short film about the construction of memory and identity.
Passing Through by Nathan Adolfson
A video diary of his upbringing in Minnesota and his eventual return to
Korea.
Searching for Go-Hyang by Tammy Tolle
A personal essay about the filmmaker's experience reuniting with her
birth parents.
Panelists:
Eileen Thompson-Isaacs, Mi Ok Bruining, and Greg Smith
Mar. 19 - Living Histories Oral histories of Korean War survivors. 2-4pm
More info about
Still Present Pasts
Exhibition then moves to the Wellesley College Jewett Art Center, from April 2, 2005 to April 16th.
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