At Thirty, the Party Was Over

At Thirty, the Party Was Over is a response to the contemporary poetry of South Korea. The title refers to a poem by Choi Young-mi. The past speaks through the present as a monthly civil defense drill reminds us of a state of war. A Japanese postcard recalls the thirty-five years of colonization of Korea by Japan. The present speaks to the past telling it that the city of Gwangju will not be forgotten. In At Thirty, the Party Was Over a restaurant is emptied to make room for the memories of all that happened and the songs to be completed at the next party.