2024, Docufiction, 2K/DCP, Color, Sound, 75:00
2023-2024, 5 channel video installation, HD, Color, Sound, 39:00
SYNOPSIS
“No one knew that one day, Citizen K had turned into a bird.”
A Portrait of Citizen K chronicles the life and death of a middle-aged man named K, who fades into obscurity. Blending fictional and documentary elements, the film delves into urban spaces, tracing from K’s sole record of existence – his residential registration number.
TEXTS
- Memories of Changdong – Artist’s note
- The Tale of the Man who was Reduced to an ID Number: Portraying Archives, Performing Archives – Nara Lee/Image Culture Researcher
Exhibitions
2023 (solo) A Portrait of Citizen K, MMCA Changdong, Seoul, KR
Supported by
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Seoul Foundation of Arts and Culture