Kwon Sunkwan displays a scene related to our modern history with his work <The Valley of Darkness>. A tragedy of modern history that took place decades ago, ‘No Gun Ri Massacre’, was taken from the site to land in the canvas. The historical site where 300 evacuating civilians were killed by American soldiers who were warding off invasion by North Korean People’s Army during the Korean War, is hanging down like a black curtain.
The scene selected from a great number of possibilities, the obscure photograph, speaks of the important historical event covered in hazy fog without any measures being taken. Certainly, plain fact is captured in the scene, but by not opening it up and by showing something that cannot be seen, the artist leaves the dark black curtain up to the audience to lift by themselves.
