on Production (2019-now)

We all leave home. Anyone can move to a new place in any way if they have the least money and requirements. It is obvious that migration does not just mean the process of people travelling or moving to a new place. It is human instinct to dream of a certain society where we are expecting to live in. This is certainly inked to questions about what kind of life we are pursuing and how we can implement it.
Through this project, I particularly maintain my focus on Korean female artists who live on the borderline between here and there as marginal beings, and would like to share their stories.
The first chapter of the story begins with Su-jin and Martin. After studying Fine Art at Hongik University, Su-jin ran a private bistro in Seoul with her partner Martin, a Dutch man who used to work in the computer animation field. The two moved to Monchique, the highest mountain in the southern Portuguese province of Algarve, and one of the largest cork producing region, building their house with natural materials and with their bare hands, seeking an environmentally sustainable life.
For them, living as an immigrant has been a very special experience. When they integrate with people in Portugal, they’ve seen themselves different. After having been attracted to the foreignness of a new environment, they soon turned their eyes and started posting question marks on their familiar systems and cultures.