24.5.25, 16:00,

Lan's Diary: a Lecture Performance with Park Kyong Ju

Park Kyong Ju disseminates information regarding the socio-cultural context of the works exhibited at the exhibition. In the lecture performance, the artist Park delivers a lecture on 'Asian immigrant women_especially international marriage related to human trafficking', a key issue in the tragedy of Tran Thanh Lan's death. Park will also read excerpts from the aforementioned diary to the audience.

Park Kyong Ju has devoted over 17 years to studying the diary of Tran Thanh Lan, a Vietnamese migrant woman who died after moving to Korea through an illegal international marriage involving human trafficking. It is estimated that 24 cases of migrant women who have tragically died in Korea have been reported in the media between 2007 and 2023. Tran Thanh Lan is the only one among them who kept a diary. Park's works symbolically demonstrate how the institution of marriage, which should be founded on love, is commodified under the domination of capital.

This event is part of the exhibition ‘Stories we imagine, stories that connect us’ with Lizza May David, Fumiko Kikuchi, Thaís Omine, Park Kyong Ju, curated by Kathy-Ann Tan.

Tran Thanh Lan's wedding photo ©2007 Huan Kim Anh (Tran Thanh Lan’s mother)
Tran Thanh Lan's wedding photo ©2007 Huan Kim Anh (Tran Thanh Lan’s mother)