Witnessing and Remembering Trauma in Northeast Asia in the Visual Age. Issue 3 (3rd July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kal, Hong; Rhee, Jooyeon
• Is Part Of: Asian studies review. Volume 46:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 386
• Page End: 393
• Publication Date: 2022-07-03
• Subjects: Historical injustice -- disasters -- trauma -- witnessing -- remembering -- visual culture -- the visual age -- socially engaged art -- Northeast Asia; Asia -- Study and teaching -- Australia -- Periodicals; 950.05
• DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2022.2087596
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1035-7823

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This Special Issue is a collaborative attempt by scholars of visual arts, cultural history and literature to contribute to the uncovering of symbolic and materialistic meanings and effects of visual art and media that address urgent issues in the lives of many people in Northeast Asia. Its first goal is to establish the context in which art makers are positioned and to discuss how their memory and post-memory of disasters shape the content of their works. Second, it explores the potential and limits of visual works to witness and remember physical and psychological trauma caused by the disasters. The third goal is to shed light on the ethical concerns surrounding the visual representation of disasters and victims. Its final goal is to explore how these artworks are grounded in the shared history of Northeast Asia during 'the visual age'.