HOMETOWN BOSAN


Venue: AfroAsia - Eco Museum
Dates: December 1, 2022 - Ongoing
Artists: AFROASIA
Curator: Sun A MOON, CHE Onejoon
Support: Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation
 Hometown Bosan, the inaugural and permanent exhibition of the AfroAsia-Eco Museum, connects the present and the past of Bosan-dong and questions the future. Audiences can explore landscapes of the U.S. military camp in Bosan-dong from various times in the past section and see residents of Bosan-dong - locals, U.S. soldiers, and African migrant workers - in the current section. These landscapes and interviews are continuously collected through AfroAsia's various archive projects.

The future section presents the landscape of Bosan-dong, including the current U.S. military base, recorded with an infrared camera. Additionally, this section features music videos produced by AfroAsia in collaboration with African immigrant workers. AfroAsia promotes future harmony by writing songs and making music videos with them.

The exhibition also includes physical archives related to the U.S. military (Yearbook) and African Town (publications from African migrant worker communities, novels by African immigrant workers, and publications about the Nigerian Igbos, who make up the majority of the community).

Hometown Bosan aims to increase Bosan residents' access to contemporary art by facilitating memory. Hometown Bosan will be maintained and updated by incorporating AfroAsia's ongoing projects.

EXHIBITION VIEW