'During my stay in Koganecho Residency in Yokohama, I interviewed women of my generation, who shared similar subculture hobby as teenagers.
I was into Visual-kei rock bands through illegal routes when Japanese pop culture was banned in Korea. Being a fan of such bands, who put heavy makeup and dress up like drag queens contesting gender binary, I was treated as a ‘strange kid’.
I wrote an open call on the residency website that I am looking for women who can relate themselves to “outsiders” and interested in having conversations about girl-hood as well as current social issues. After interviewing eight women, I published a book that contains conversations and images that I made with them. Each woman’s story about her adolescence shed light on the oppression and censorship of the patriarchal society and nation. Despite the short time we spent together, the process of creating imaginary friendships with each person was a crucial part of the project.
At the end of my stay, I had a show at feminism themed
男でも女でもない、大人でも子供でもない—出会い:少女とサブカルチャーについて女性たちに聞いた。
Onsite
Japanese, 
Korean
gender,  identity,  self,  socially engaged art
2019
46
1
artist book
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