Abanggung: Occupy Jongmyo
Abanggung: Occupy Jongmyo
Abbanggung was one of the most influential projects of the Ip Gum Collective; paving the ways for arts activism and co-creation. “The name of Abanggung Project has a double meaning of an abbreviation for 'Areumdabgo Bangjahan Jagung (a beautiful and bold womb)' and a luxurious palace of Emperor Qin. The project is linked to the essentialist view of feminist politics, which actively developed the uterus/vagina icon to subvert the symbolic space of patriarchal culture and reveal patriarchal oppression on women’s bodies... Various media such as handicrafts, collages, holograms, installations, objects, and performances were mobilized for the project, which attempted to tear down the boundary and overthrow the hierarchy between art and craft, sophisticated art and raw art. Also, various hands-on events, bringing such as the senses of touch, hearing, taste and smell, had been prepared through playful participation with humor, satire and joyfulness.”