Kim Taedong graduated from Chung-Ang University’s Department of Photography (2007) and obtained a Master’s Degree in Photography from the same graduate school (2013).
《Unflattening》 (working title) is organized for the 70th anniversary of the Korean
War. This exhibition seeks to examine overlooked testimonies surrounding the
war and images of the people at the time, and to understand the nature of war
from various perspectives. The exhibition considers prisoners of war who chose
a third country, dispatched servicemen who died in a faraway land, destruction
of nature, women soldiers, and war orphans adopted to foreign countries.
The
MMCA has worked with researchers in women's studies, history, performing arts,
and other fields to discover stories of different people who faced the ills of
war and will present new works by domestic and international artists. The
exhibition will also introduce works that explore topics such as anti-communist
ideologies and conscription of South Korean men to examine the effects of the
ongoing Korean War on society.
