Moving Forward, 2009
Youtube Video, 3:27

I investigated a Korean immigrant family who has been suffering from a lawsuit with a big corporation for eleven years. Throughout the examination, I knew that their testimony was blocked from court by the corporation. This story allowed me to be-aware that it is almost impossible to make any personal stories which oppose existing power structures visible even in the legal system. Although individuals whose stories have been suppressed by these power structures look hard for listeners, their effort inevitably results in failure.

In this project, I propose to create a protocol between a story teller and a listener in the urban setting by projecting the story that a person tells behind a small confessional style window with a dark veil on a wall in public, where pedestrians in the street can have a chance to see the invisible story and confront the evidence of invisibility in society.

For the first public confession, I have interviewed with Hehyun Choi fighting against a big corporation over ten years and still experiencing difficulties in finding a channel to reveal her story.

The wearer roams around from place to place such as the Boston Common, the historical place for speaking out, and Chinatown where immigrant populations reside. Anyone is invited and encouraged to hit the drum. The sound of the drum symbolizes the release of the inner pain. The act of hitting the drum becomes the healing ritual.

Collaborative work with Sohin Hwang, 2008
Drum, Vinyl
performer: Jaekyung Jung, Sohin Hwang

Collaborative work with Sohin Hwang, 2009
Mirror, Vehicle
performer: Jaekyung Jung, Sohin Hwang