The documentary film , directed by Cecilia Kang, a second-generation Argentine of Korean descent, follows the journey of the protagonist, Melanie Chong, as she confronts and grows increasingly aware of the issue of the Japanese military “Comfort women.”

This is where the validity of the questions posed by this tangible AI interactive testimony content to the viewer lies: bringing up issues again about what to ask, not what to listen to. That’s because asking well must be accompanied by the constant consideration of the questioner. This, of course, would be to restore asking within the process of listening, not a reconversion or return to asking. 

Kim Soon-ak was referred to by countless names throughout her life: As we can guess from her multiple names, her life was full of twists and turns we didn’t know or didn’t want to know about.  

the blanks in written language can connect us to the past more powerfully than the original voice, depending on how we relate to the testimonies.

A Conversation between Gina Kim and Han Sang Kim

She deals with the issues of how the victimization of women in the post-colonial Korean society is represented, what type of gaze operates here, and what the gaze ultimately strives to see.

More than 10 years after the publication of the picture book “Flower Granny,” which tells the story of Sim Dalyeon, a victim of the Japanese Military “Comfort Women,” author Kwon Yoon-duk released “Yong, Maeng Ho,” the main character of the Vietnam War veteran. What is the story left by the author who has pointed out violence in Korean history through her works?

The movie “Denial” (Mick Jackson, 2017)

Film researcher Hwang Miyojo sheds light on the documentary film “The Silence” produced by female director Park Su-nam, a second-generation Korean-Japanese. Director Park documented the struggle of Lee Ok-sun, who demanded that the Japanese government apologize and provide compensation, together with 14 colleagues.

The photo exhibition , in which the victims of the Japanese Military ‘Comfort Women’ (called ‘Comfort Women’) from South Korea and North Korea join together, was held from March 6 to 11 at Exhibition Hall 2 of the Insa Art Center.