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Begging throughout a life

Begging throughout a life

Infomation

Category:
Painting
Title:
Begging throughout a life
Title(original Title):

一生流乞

Artist:
Chang-Won Cho
Owner:
National Hansen’s Disease Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Copyright:
Chang-Won Cho
Year:
2001
Area:
Western Pacific
Country:

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Korea

Location:
Sorokdo National Hospital
Material:
Oil on Canvas
Size:
770x488

Notes

“As you know, I am not a professional artist. If you ask why I paint, it is to pass on the tragic history of Hansen’s disease in Korea, and the especially sad history of Sorokdo to future generations, with the wish that this tragic history will never be repeated. Please forgive me if my artistic technique and depth are not sufficient. My paintings focus on the thoughts of Hang Haun, a Hansen’s disease patient. I mostly paint about the tragic history that Hansen’s disease patients endured, especially my thoughts from when I was working on Sorokdo. I will be more than happy if these paintings can give the people who view them at least some sense of the pain and suffering that these souls faced.” (From the introduction to the “Cho Chang-Won Exhibition – Sorokdo Light and Shadows”)

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