Resident Koreans in Kyoto Today— Photography Exhibit

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At the second Higashi-kujo Madang, residents of the neighborhood exhibited a selection of photographs taken on one day, a exhibit that revealed their ambiguous attachment to the place where they live. On one hand, they found a comfort in the exclusivity of exclusion—here was a place no one else would care to bother with, and so their community was relatively autonomous. On the other hand, they were surrounded by the consequences of urban neglect, and their exclusion from Kyoto’s mainstream cultural centers did not enamor them of either the City or of the lack cultural services and places in Higashi-kujo. “Higashi-kujo no Ima:” was photographed and curated by residents and workers in Higashi-kujo. We shall be looking at the results of this photo exhibit on the following pages.