차차차 — xhdpwl.com

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

This work begins with the question, 'As a child of a Chinese marriage immigrant, can I be welcomed in Korea?' Through the acts of sharing Chinese tea and requesting 'birthday wishes,' I explore the themes of existential hospitality, the subversion of hate, and the issues of social exclusion. In the scene where the 'cheap' image of 'Made in China' clashes with the status of Chinese tea consumed as high culture, I find myself in a dual position—craving hospitality and yearning for my birthday to be celebrated. This gap reveals the process by which a private narrative intersects with social hierarchies and cultural prejudices.