슬픔은 어디에서 오는가

I grew up moving between China and Korea. Conditions that define me — such as nationality, language, and even my birthday — have always made my identity unstable. This experience, which cannot be reduced to a single answer, has become the fundamental question that drives my work. I explore the uncertainty and fractures arising from a borderland identity, and attempt to extend them to a social dimension. Instead of concealing or mending my instability, I reveal and record it, seeking new relationships and meanings through the process.

오예지 Yeji Oh 吴礼智
xhdpwl@naver.com

<슬픔은 어디에서 오는가> Where Does Sadness Come From, 단채널 비디오(52분 19초), 컬러, 사운드, 2023
Single-channel video (52 min 19 sec), color, sound

This is an interview video that traces the origins of sorrow inherited through the maternal line. Through the voices of my mother and grandmother, individual memories intersect with historical events such as the Cultural Revolution and the Tangshan earthquake, transforming private narratives into a counter-archive.