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Prologue by David Neuman<\/strong>, Director Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall Exhibition catalogue no 34<\/strong> Language:<\/strong> Swedish and English EXCERPT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n South Korea vs. New York \u2013 Living with Two Cultures: Tessa Praun in dialogue with Kimsooja, June 2006<\/em><\/em><\/em> by Tessa Praun<\/p>\n\n\n\n You were born in Taegu, South Korea, in the late 50s. Can you describe your hometown and the environment you grew up in?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Taegu is the third-largest city in Korea, and it\u2019s known for its fabric industry as well as its prominent political influence and rigorous focus placed on education. I was born in Taegu, but lived in many different cities and villages from the age of eight. Our neighborhoods in Taegu were near US army bases, where I was exposed to a mixed cultural environment through observing US army soldiers and foreigners. It was an average Korean middle-class neighborhood in a homogeneous country at a time when there was no civilian interaction between Korea and foreign countries. I was always curious about foreign countries and their people. My father worked as a military service man and he had to change location every couple of years, so we used to move from one village to another near the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) border until I went to college, although we also had a second home in Seoul from the time I was fifteen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n For me, this constant moving from place to place forms a vivid and lasting memory, and the time I spent in these different areas remains in my heart more than memories from my hometown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Were you comfortable with this type of life, moving around from village to village?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I was always curious about other places and other people, so it didn\u2019t bother me much and I think I adapted to it, except for the fact that I had to leave my friends behind, which I also got used to. It was kind of my dream journey. But I always felt alienated in each place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Are you still in touch with friends from these years?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n No. I don\u2019t want to be related to my past. They exist in my work though. (\u2026)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":100692,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"77084,71163,98772,71264,98788,77092","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-20746","m3_publication","type-m3_publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
South Korea vs. New York \u2013 Living with Two Cultures: Tessa Praun in dialogue with Kimsooja, June 2006<\/em>, interview by Tessa Praun<\/strong>, Assistant Curator Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall
Concrete Metaphysics: Doris von Drathen on the work of Kimsooja<\/em>, essay by Doris von Drathen<\/strong>, German Art Historian and Critic<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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No of pages:<\/strong><\/strong> 56, color, illustrated
Binding<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>: <\/strong>hard cover
Graphic design:<\/strong> Fellow Designers
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Year: <\/strong>2006
Publisher<\/strong>: <\/strong>Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall
ISBN:<\/strong> 91-974236-8-8
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