South Korea
Artist
Maren Munoz
Date2012
MediumRelief Woodcut
Dimensions19 × 12 1/2 in. (48.3 × 31.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrintmaking
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Escalette Endowment
Object number2020.1.21
Label TextVeteran: Kristine Z., US ARMYTalking to Kristine about her service was a great experience for me. I was really interested in the way she thinks about the experience. As I interpreted it, she thinks about her service as one small facet of who she is as a person. It does not define her, but it is an experience that has greatly affected her life in many different ways.
This print is inspired by her job as a linguist, analyzing intercepted communications from North Korea, as well as her exploration of Korean culture. Her position as a linguist seemed to give her the confidence to venture out into the city and countryside, perhaps more so than others. I was impressed by her adventurousness. This exploration of Korean culture and cuisine seemed to be one of the most memorable things about her experience, and it gave me a good jumping off point for this print. This print is very loosely based on my favorite story she told me where she traveled to a restaurant way out in the country for a very memorable meal with some Korean friends. This print is based on that experience, but it also draws on more general images of Korean culture and folk art.
Status
Not on view
