Black Hole 1, 7 posters about meteorites and incidents happened in KR at the same year of their falls, A1, 2019

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Installation view at the solo exhibition_ <Black Holes Have No hair>, gallery Choson, 2019

Photograph: Chulki Hong

2

Kargapol is a meteorite that fell into the former Soviet Union in 1961. In the same year, Park Jung-hee started military administration in Korea after staging a coup.

3

Barwell is a meteorite that fell to England on Christmas Eve 1965. In the same year, the Korean government sent troops to the Vietnam War.

4

Schenectady is a meteorite that fell into New York City in 1968. In the same year, 31 commandos sent by North Korea attempted to assassinate the then president of South Korea, Park Chung-hee . In the wake of the incident, the Park Chung-hee administration formed the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces based in the region and deployed loaded guns to enable easier access for training all over the country.

5

Malakal is a meteorite that fell into Sudan, Africa in 1970. In the same year, there were several cases of dabang(coffehouse) gun hostages in Korea.

6

Haverö is a meteorite that fell on the southwestern island of Finland in 1971. In the same year, a gun hostage took place in Daeho dabang(coffeehouse) in Seoul.

7

Ipiranga is a meteorite that fell to Brazil in 1972. In the same year, the Yushin Constitution for Park Chung-hee's long-term rule and dictatorship was promulgated in Korea. A bomb hostage occurred in a Chimi dabang(coffeehouse) in Seoul.

8

Naragh is a meteorite that fell into Naragh, Iran in 1974. In the same year, President Park Chung-hee declared the first emergency measure. Gun hostages took place in the dabang(coffeehouse) within Dongdaegu station and the dabang(coffehouse) in Seoul.

 

 

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