A special exhibition will be held at the Special Exhibition Room of Chungnam Library in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, to coincide with 14 August’s “Day to Honor Victims of Japanese Military Comfort Women.” Video testimonies from survivors and photographs will be shown. Admission is free from 11 to 14 August.
A special exhibition will be held at the Special Exhibition Room of Chungnam Library in Chungcheongnam-do to coincide with 14 August’s “Day to Honor Victims of Japanese Military Comfort Women.” The exhibition will run from 11 to 14 August and is open to all free of charge.
The exhibition will include works by photographer Ahn Se-hong (안세홍), who met and documented victims of the former Japanese military’s comfort women system in person across Asia, as well as video testimonies from survivors and related materials.
On the opening day, 11 August, Ahn Se-hong (안세홍) will participate as a gallery guide at 14:00 and 16:00, explaining the process behind the works, the survivors’ experiences and the significance of the exhibition. A memorial ceremony is also scheduled to be held at Manghyang Hill on 14 August.