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Showing posts with label Egyptians' protest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egyptians' protest. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

When people gather for a revolution -

photo courtesy of New York Times



I am from a generation that hasn't experienced such a tension and urgency to take actions for a cause. R e v o l u t i o n ? What does that even really mean?

I am listening to the radio and reading articles about Egypt turning upside and down for a revolution. There is a bit of frustration in me, not being able to relate, understand, and glimpse what it means to be in their state . . .  I tried to imagine a degree of pain, yet a terribly thrilling sensation of being in the midst of such an event.

Is it too self-observed or idealistic for me to post these pictures simply because I thought these people were creating incredible landscapes?


- G.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Saturyday Morning

Saturday morning brunch -

It has been awhile for me to have no events arranged for Saturday. Usually, on Saturdays, I would have to do errands, go to artist talks, participate in some projects, and meetings to catch up. This morning, I woke up not having to worry too much about the schedule for the day, except . . . flower cutting and video recording oh, and evening events at Get This! Gallery and Saltworks Gallery.  -_+

We usually eat a bowl of sticky rice with beans and a soup, along with some side dishes - various Kimchi stuff (fermented cabbages and radish). I was reading some The New York Times articles on my laptop while my parents were catching their news on Korean news channel on TV. Egyptians' protest was a big news in both media, so we talked a little bit about that. My dad mentioned how he was, too, once a part of protest against a militant government in Korea in 1970s and 1980s. Right after Korean War, South Korea also had to go through much tension and sacrificial blood to accomplish democratic government that exists today. To view images of Egyptians' protest, go to http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/28/world/middleeast/egypt-protests.html?ref=middleeast.

The Kwangju uprising of 1980, South Korea


Happy Saturday, everyone!
I will be cutting more flowers today, and oh, Happy 6th Anniversary, Get This! Gallery!!! Thanks for everything -




 - G.