Shiu Jin & Joungmin Yi_Bowling for Okin
Two bowling balls Collected at the Okin Apartments and Mixed Media_Dimensions Variable_2010
Bowling for Okin_Shiu Jin & Joungmin Yi
Two bowling balls, discarded on the fifth floor of a demolished building in Okin Apartments, remind us of the Michael Moore film 'Bowling for Columbine'. Moore’s title for his documentary is a satirical dig at the misleading politics that accused entertainment like heavy metal music, violent movies and video games as the fundamental cause of the Columbine High School Massacre.
It's not easy to find the definite development process of the Okin Apartments. The residential blocks, housing a large community, were built in 1971 around the skirts of Mount Inwang. Forced demolition by developers and urban planners started in mid 2009 and the very different compensations given to each resident are unknown. No one also knows the full future plans of the Okin site now called' Eco Park'. Indeed, no one knows what makes them move, rather like the strike of bowling pins hit by a suddenly rolling ball.
It's not easy to find the definite development process of the Okin Apartments. The residential blocks, housing a large community, were built in 1971 around the skirts of Mount Inwang. Forced demolition by developers and urban planners started in mid 2009 and the very different compensations given to each resident are unknown. No one also knows the full future plans of the Okin site now called' Eco Park'. Indeed, no one knows what makes them move, rather like the strike of bowling pins hit by a suddenly rolling ball.
볼링 포 옥인_이정민, 진시우
옥인아파트 9동에 버려진 두 개의 볼링공은 마이클 무어 감독의 영화 ‘볼링 포 콜럼바인’을 떠오르게 했다. 영화의 제목은 콜럼바인 고등학교에서 일어난 총기난사사건의 근본적인 원인을 은폐하기 위해 의도적으로 헤비메탈, 폭력영화, 비디오 게임 등의 문제성을 부각시키는 정치적 쇼를 유머러스하게 비꼬는 것이다.
1971년 인왕산 자락에 얼기설기 지어진 옥인아파트가 어떤 경로로 개발되었는지 자세한 사정을 알아내기란 쉽지 않다. 강제 철거의 과정에서 주민들이 받은 보상금은 서로 다르며 아무도 정확히 알지 못한다. 또 한 철거 이후에 들어선다는 생태공원의 전모를 아는 사람도 없다. 어디서 굴러올지 모를 공에 맞아 쓰러지는 볼링 핀처럼 언제 살던 곳을 떠나게 될지, 왜 떠나야 하는지 진정 아무도 알지 못한다.
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