Partially Buried Continued (1997)

Expanding on Partially Buried Partially Buried Continued focuses on the mingling of past and present by reflecting on the photographic medium The video reexamines slide films taken during the Korean War by Greens father photographs taken in Korea in Kwangju on May 18 1980 during the democratic uprising and brutal statesponsored response and photographs taken by the artist in Kwangju and Seoul during a residency in 1997 Using the works of Robert Smithson and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha as touchstones Green reflects on memory memorials and remembrance while exploring the complexities of how we find ourselves entangled in relationships to countries nationalities and specific moments in time Video Data Bank