Posted : 2021-02-28 16:18
Updated : 2021-02-28 17:19
Artist Yun Suk-nam poses in her art installation Red Room at Hakgojae Gallery in Seoul, Feb. 25. Yun presents a series of Korea s female independence activists at the gallery. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
By Kwon Mee-yoo When you aren t sure what our homeland is, think of the people who died for it. Then you ll know what our homeland means, independence activist Jeong Jeong-hwa (1900-91) wrote in her memoir Chang Jiang Diary.
Many women fought for independence during Japan s 1910-45 colonial rule, but only a few are known. Artist Yun Suk-nam revives the unsung heroes through a series of portraits with piercing eyes.