In this artwork, how is the History discussed?
The Wednesday demonstration started in 1992 and, nearly 20 years later, the idea for the Statue of Peace was proposed by the Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan. More specifically, the council proposed that a memorial stone be erected in front of the Embassy of Japan in Seoul to commemorate the pain of comfort women as the victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese imperial military. This proposal was realized on 14 December 2011, when the bronze statue was installed in front of the embassy. The Statue of Peace was designed by the couple Kim Seo-kyung and Kim Eun-sung. It depicts a girl dressed in a chima jeogori (a modified form of hanbok in the late-19th to early-20th century), with small hands and short hair, sitting and staring at the Embassy of Japan in central Seoul.Japan has repeatedly demanded that the statue be removed, but Seoul and especially the victims have rejected such demands, consistently arguing that the Japanese government has never officially admitted the direct involvement of its military in the comfort women issue. The Japanese government did in fact admit to this in 1992.Until now in South Korea, since the Statue of Peace has not been designated as a public sculpture, it has been difficult to prevent the statue from being damaged. On 30 June 2017, the civil congress of the city of Busan created a legal foundation to protect the statue by passing the relevant ordinance. For this reason, it has become difficult to move or demolish the monument.
Wednesday demonstration Kim Eun-sung Busan Embassy of Japan in Seoul Kim Seo-kyung hanbok chima jeogori Embassy of Japan Seoul Kim Seo-kyung and Kim Eun-sung comfort women sexual slavery