b. 1977
2003 Graduate of Kaywon School of Art and Design
Solo exhibitions
2012 12mm, Gallery Sangsangmadang, Seoul, Korea
2010 Portrait Shot, Gallery Illum, Seoul, Korea
2010 Democratic Portrait, Gallery NUDA, Daejeon, Korea
Group exhibitions
2014 Five Views from Korea, Noorderlicht Photography, Groningen, Netherland
2013 Contemporary Korea Photo Exhibition of Four Young Photographers2013,
Guardian Garden, Tokyo, Japan
2013 KT&G SKOPF collections, Gallery Sangsangmadang, Seoul
2013 3rdj International art fair2013, Beijing Museum of Contemporary Art, China
2013 273-8 Archive, Gallery Illum, Seoul, Korea
2012 KT&G SKOPFSangsangmadang SKOPF"New Force of photography", GoEun Museum, busan, Korea
2012 KT&G SKOPF collections, Gallery Sangsangmadang, Seoul
2011 Social Photography, Gallery Illum, Seoul, Korea
2009 10 years of Sajin Bipyong Award - Trajectory, Gyeonghuigung of Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2009 Platform in KIMUSA, Seoul, Korea
2009 The Image of Youth, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2009 Sisibibi, Geonhi Art Foundation, Seoul, Korea
2006 Fotofo Festival - Korean Contemporary Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia
2006 Seoul International Photography Festival, Gallery Lux, Seoul, Korea
2005 Asian Age Project - Photography & Talk Live Age2,
Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation Art Center, Suwon, Korea
2004 The 6th Sajin Bipyong Award exhibition, Daelim Museum, Seoul, Korea
2003 Dong-gang International Photo Festival, Youngwol, Korea
2003 The Month of Photography - IN & OUT, Gallery Konica, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
The 4th KT&G Sangsangmadang SKOPF, 2011, Korea
The 6th Sajin Beepyeong Sang, 2004, Korea
Collections
M2 gallery, Toky
KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul, Korea
Dong-gang Photography Museum, Youngwol, Korea
Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015.01.04 21:43
Jaegu Kang 강재구 - Portrait Shot
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ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#1, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#2, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#3, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#4, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#5, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#6, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#7, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#8, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#9, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#10, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#11, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#12, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#13, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
portrait Shot#14, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#15, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#16, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#17, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
Portrait Shot#18, Pigment print, 143x101.6cm, 2009 -
ⓒJaegu Kang 강재구
portrait Shot#19, Pigment print, 35x28cm, 2009
Portrait Shot
It was probably when my 6-week boot camp training was about to come to an end. Some 2~300 new recruits were lined up at the training field to have their portrait shots taken. When it was my turn after a long wait, the soldier with a camera started to shout at me, “Back straight! Hold up your chin!” The soldier did not give me time to think but pressed the shutter anyway and yelled, “Next!”. Utterly unprepared, the picture was taken instantly and during that short period of time I was so nervous that my head was a blur for awhile afterwards.
After the training was over, I was assigned as an army photographer. During their time in the army, soldiers are required to have their identification pictures taken on several occasions. Unlike pictures taken outside the military base, they are neither high quality nor natural. When a buck private is assigned to the barrack, a top sergeant brings him to the photo department as if they are father and son. Top sergeants who are about to be discharged from the service too often visit the photo department to take a picture with close peers.
In the army, pictures are taken with two or three soldiers standing next to each other to save films. After printing and trimming each soldier’s portrait in standard size, I collected left-over photo papers instead of throwing them away. I too took several portrait pictures with fellow comrades before being discharged from the service but I don’t remember their faces because they have been cut out from the pictures: identification with names but no faces only remains.
It was probably when my 6-week boot camp training was about to come to an end. Some 2~300 new recruits were lined up at the training field to have their portrait shots taken. When it was my turn after a long wait, the soldier with a camera started to shout at me, “Back straight! Hold up your chin!” The soldier did not give me time to think but pressed the shutter anyway and yelled, “Next!”. Utterly unprepared, the picture was taken instantly and during that short period of time I was so nervous that my head was a blur for awhile afterwards.
After the training was over, I was assigned as an army photographer. During their time in the army, soldiers are required to have their identification pictures taken on several occasions. Unlike pictures taken outside the military base, they are neither high quality nor natural. When a buck private is assigned to the barrack, a top sergeant brings him to the photo department as if they are father and son. Top sergeants who are about to be discharged from the service too often visit the photo department to take a picture with close peers.
In the army, pictures are taken with two or three soldiers standing next to each other to save films. After printing and trimming each soldier’s portrait in standard size, I collected left-over photo papers instead of throwing them away. I too took several portrait pictures with fellow comrades before being discharged from the service but I don’t remember their faces because they have been cut out from the pictures: identification with names but no faces only remains.
사병증명
6주 훈련을 마치고 훈련소에서 퇴소할 때쯤이었을 것이다. 증명사진을 찍기기 위해 2~3백 명이 넘는 훈련병들이 운동장에 일렬로 길게 줄을 서 있었다. 한참을 기다린 후 내 차례가 되었는데 카메라를 든 병사가 내게 고래고래 소리를 질렀다. “허리 펴고! 목 들고!” 그 병사는 내게 준비할 틈도 주지 않고 셔터를 누른 후 “다음!”이라고 소리쳤다. 아무런 준비도 못한 나는 그 짧은 시간 동안 얼마나 긴장을 했던지 정신이 다 혼미했다.
나는 훈련을 마치고 사진병으로 자대배치를 받았다. 병사들은 군 복무 동안 서너 차례의 사병증명 사진을 찍게게 된다. 막사에 이등병이 오면 선임 고참은 마치 아버지처럼 이등병을 데리고 사진과를 찾아온다. 또는 제대를 앞두고 있는 병장들은 친한 동기들 혹은 후임병과 함께 전역증에 사용하기 위해 사진과를 찾아오기도 한다.
사진과에서는 한 컷에 두세 명이 나란히 함께 나오도록 촬영을 한다. 필름과 인화지를 아끼기 위해서다. 나는 사진이 나오면 증명사진 크기에 맞게 사진을 오려내고 남은 사진들을 버리지 않고 모아 두었다. 나 또한 제대하기까지 몇 차례 사병증명용 사진을 찍었으나, 함께 촬영했던 전우의 얼굴이 인화지에서 잘려나가 더 이상 그의 얼굴을 기억하지 못한다. 이름뿐인 사병증명만 남았다.
6주 훈련을 마치고 훈련소에서 퇴소할 때쯤이었을 것이다. 증명사진을 찍기기 위해 2~3백 명이 넘는 훈련병들이 운동장에 일렬로 길게 줄을 서 있었다. 한참을 기다린 후 내 차례가 되었는데 카메라를 든 병사가 내게 고래고래 소리를 질렀다. “허리 펴고! 목 들고!” 그 병사는 내게 준비할 틈도 주지 않고 셔터를 누른 후 “다음!”이라고 소리쳤다. 아무런 준비도 못한 나는 그 짧은 시간 동안 얼마나 긴장을 했던지 정신이 다 혼미했다.
나는 훈련을 마치고 사진병으로 자대배치를 받았다. 병사들은 군 복무 동안 서너 차례의 사병증명 사진을 찍게게 된다. 막사에 이등병이 오면 선임 고참은 마치 아버지처럼 이등병을 데리고 사진과를 찾아온다. 또는 제대를 앞두고 있는 병장들은 친한 동기들 혹은 후임병과 함께 전역증에 사용하기 위해 사진과를 찾아오기도 한다.
사진과에서는 한 컷에 두세 명이 나란히 함께 나오도록 촬영을 한다. 필름과 인화지를 아끼기 위해서다. 나는 사진이 나오면 증명사진 크기에 맞게 사진을 오려내고 남은 사진들을 버리지 않고 모아 두었다. 나 또한 제대하기까지 몇 차례 사병증명용 사진을 찍었으나, 함께 촬영했던 전우의 얼굴이 인화지에서 잘려나가 더 이상 그의 얼굴을 기억하지 못한다. 이름뿐인 사병증명만 남았다.
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