Group exhibition: Unflattening Screening Series, include some work by Nontawat Numbenchapol _ Mr. Shadow series, 2016 -2018 at MMCA SEOUL 10.07.2020 – 20.09.2020

Unflattening Screening Series is a screening

program linked to the National Museum of Modern

and Contemporary Art’s Unflattening exhibition

that looks back on the 70th commemoration of

the Korean War, which seeks to examine the kind

of ‘face’ the Korean War is remembered by, the

traces it has left behind, and its appearance at this

point in time.

Traces of Memory, presents films in which the

current generation that have never experienced

war reconstruct the experiences and lives of

previous generations through documents, videos,

and interviews. Individual and specific characters,

who cannot be defined in any single abstract word

such as refugees, asylum seekers, veterans, war

orphans, prisoners of war, or victims of massacre,

appear in the film.

Future of the Ruins, looks into not only the trauma

of war, but also the social imbalance and strong

tension caused by the destructive phase of war,

such as the hatred against minorities, excessive

governmental authority, and the institutionalization

of military culture. The vivid aftermaths of war

remind us that wars which have not yet ended still

persist around us.

Life with Bombs, focuses on those who are

leading dangerous lives inside international conflict

zones. This bizarre repetition, which is reminiscent

of the Korean Peninsula in the 1950s, is even more

horrifying because of the reality that the images in

front of us are continuing to happen somewhere

at the present moment. But like a miracle, people

discover moments of beauty even on battlefields,

and maintain their powerful will and strength to

restore life.