The opening event for I Am Here/You Were There: Archiving Transgenerational Memory Within the Korean Diaspora will take place on Friday, May 20 at 6 p.m. I am Here/You Were There is an online exhibition that brings together three artists – Jiwon Choi, Jesse Chun, and Kang Seung Lee – whose works navigate the transnational and transgenerational histories of the Korean diaspora.
The exhibition will be available to view on May 14 at iamhere-youwerethere.com.
The opening event will include a special musical performance by St. Lenox, the American indie pop outfit helmed by Andrew Choi, and a keynote address by Dr. Grace M. Cho, author of Tastes Like War and Haunting the Korean Diaspora: Shame, Secrecy, and the Forgotten War. In her talk, Dr. Cho will address the way in which U.S. discourse about the Korean War fails to recognize the human toll and the generations-long psychic wounds passed down through the diaspora. It will ask, what does healing look like for the diaspora of an unending war? Following the performance and keynote address, members of OPAWL - Building AAPI Feminist Leadership in Ohio will facilitate breakout discussions in response to the exhibition’s themes and questions.
This exhibition is co-organized by Stephanie Kang, Philip Kim, and Eunice Uhm. Sponsorship is generously provided by The Task of the Curator (The Ohio State University) and the Engaged Scholar Grant (Council of Graduate Students, The Ohio State University).
This is a virtual event and registration is required. Register here.