Japan Kyodo News reported on the 220th that the Korean private "Korean Self-Born Botanical Garden" director Kim Tatsuyao, who has a girl's portrait symbolizing the problem of comfort women and a kneeling and apologizing based on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , a South Korean private "Korean Self-Born Botanical Garden" revealed recently that it would discuss holding a display of these two portraits in Tokyo, Japan. However, the report also said that they are currently looking for Japanese supporters, and it is still unclear whether they can achieve it.
Kyodo News said that it is said that after Kim Changrei took into account the protests of the "Peaceful Girls" that symbolizes the comfort women's problem at the International Art Festival "Aichi Triennale 2019", his plan to display the girl's portraits in Tokyo and other places is being promoted.
Kim Changyeo said in an interview that this move "is not expressing political content or demonstrations, and hopes to provide opportunities for historical issues that transcend different positions in South Korea and Japan by displaying works of art." He also said: "We also know that there are people who oppose the exhibition, but we still hope to achieve it."
reported that the "Korean Self-Grown Botanical Garden" is located in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, and they plan to transport the portrait to Tokyo, Japan. Jin Changlie also explored holding exhibitions outside Tokyo.
This statue attracted the attention of Japanese and Korean media in 2020.
"Korean Self-Grown Botanical Garden" announced on July 25 last year that a "Abe apologies" built by the garden at the foot of Mount Wutai, Gangwon Province will be open to the public on August 10. The statue shows a man about 1.8 meters tall, lowering his head, touching the ground with his hands, and kneeling devoutly. A "girl portrait" symbolizing the problem of comfort women sat in front of him. Japanese media reported that the kneeling male statue is based on Shinzo Abe as the prototype and is named "Eternal Atonement", also known as "Abe Apologizing Image".
Botanical Garden was originally scheduled to hold an unveiling ceremony for the statue on August 11 of that year, but because the incident was constantly criticized by the Conservative Party in China after it was reported by Korean media, the Botanical Garden decided to temporarily suspend the ceremony. The head of the Botanical Garden said in an interview: "(Standing the Statue) does not have political intentions. We just want to give a chance to reflect."
, but some Korean netizens have mixed opinions on this. Some netizens praised the statue, calling it "the birth of a masterpiece" and "a good idea." Some Korean netizens even believe that the statue "should be set in front of the Japanese Embassy in South Korea, not in the botanical garden." But some netizens expressed opposition, believing that this move "will have a negative impact on Japan-South Korea relations." Some netizens criticized that the behavior of setting up statues was "very naive" and "as if mocking the real victims."
Source: Global Network
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