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Sea Village · 1982
Byun Shi-Ji, Sea Village, 1982

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FŪDO 046 · 1982 · Middle Jeju · essay

Sea Village

해촌

Basic information

IdentifierFŪDO 046
TitleSea Village해촌
Date1982

Short commentary

The departing boat and remaining house bind maritime and terrestrial life within one fūdo.

Artwork text · essay

Text by Byun Joung Hoon

The sun hangs over the sea, and a small boat passes along the horizon. On the cape to the right, a thatched house lies low, keeping its place with the stone wall. Below, at the water's edge, a person stands with a fishing rod.

The boat goes far out, the house stays on land, and between them the person looks at the sea.

A seaside village means more than a gathering of houses. It is where the departing boat and the remaining house, a life earned at sea and a life waiting on land, are joined within the same Fūdo.

Some go to sea, and some keep a place to return to. Between the two, the village lives through a day.

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