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CATEGORIES:Lecture,Arts
DESCRIPTION:Boston College Global Korea Project Presents...\n\nEvent descri
 ption\n\nIn this artist talk\, Prof. Soojin J. Kim traces the intertwined n
 arratives of personal history\, cultural transformation\, and artistic inte
 rpretation shaped by the legacy of the Korean War. Through family stories a
 nd symbolic imagery drawn from sweets and consumer goods\, Kim reflects on 
 how trauma\, survival\, and memory evolve within Korea’s shifting cultural 
 landscape—from ancient spiritual traditions and Japanese colonization to po
 stwar modernization and American influence.\n\nHer works\, including the Or
 eo Field installations and the Cracked Oreos drawings\, use familiar confec
 tions as metaphors for conflict\, consumption\, and remembrance. By juxtapo
 sing the innocence of sweetness with the weight of historical memory\, Kim 
 invites viewers to contemplate how everyday materials can carry the emotion
 al residue of war. This lecture reveals how art becomes a vessel for both p
 ersonal and collective healing—transforming the bitterness of history into 
 something unexpectedly tender and reflective.\n\nProf. Soojin Kim\n\nSoojin
  J. Kim is an interdisciplinary artist and educator combining her engineeri
 ng background with digital and mixed-media art to explore themes of cultura
 l memory. She is an Associate Professor at Eastern Connecticut State Univer
 sity and has participated in international residencies\, including MASS MoC
 A. Her work is shown in galleries including Clark Art Gallery\, Tao Water A
 rt Gallery\, and Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts.\n\nSponsors and Co-Sponsors
 \n\nThis event is sponsored by the Boston College Morrissey College of Arts
  & Sciences Dean’s Office and the Institute for the Liberal Arts\, and it i
 s co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program\, International Studies Program
 \, and Department of Eastern\, Slavic\, and German Studies.
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LOCATION:Higgins Hall\, Room 225
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SUMMARY:Bittersweet Memories of the Korean War: From family stories to cand
 y symbols — transforming memories of war into art
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