Artists from novelists and painters to singers and poets have hugely contributed to uncovering the truth of Jeju 4·3 Uprising and Massacre. This section gives a glimpse into the major movements of Jeju’s art and culture and their influence on healing and uncovering the truth. It begins with writer Hyun Ki-young’s “Sun-i-Samch’on,” the first major literary work to deal with the massacre, followed by Haewon Sangsaeng Gut, painter Kang Yo-bae, woodcutter Park Kyung-hoon, band Noripae Hallasan, art group Baramkoji, director O Muel’s award-winning film “Jiseul,” the songs of April that commemorate Jeju 4·3 and writer Kim Sok-pom.
The songs of April that commemorate the Jeju Uprising and Massacre
‘An Elegy for Little Camellias’
and ‘The Sleepless Southern Island’
are local favorites
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Jeju 4·3 was
‘an explosive realization of justice’
Poet Kim Si-jong, a pioneer of Jeju 4‧3 literature
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Jeju 4·3 was
Jeju 4∙3 Archive Exhibition, “Traces that became a document”
Park Kyoung-hun, Executive Director of Jeju 4∙3 Archive Exhibition
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