Twelve

The South Korean Minimum Wage Commission is an entity that negotiates and decides the next year’s minimum wage. Established in 1978, the commission’s meetings have been held behind closed doors. Thus, we can only assume and imagine the discussion of the 2015 meeting to find out how the 2016 minimum wage was decided. That is, to understand a decision about the present, we have to look back to the situation of a past meeting where the future wage was negotiated. The scenario of the 3-channel video installation Twelve is based on the content of a 2015 meeting with reference to various documents. Twelve characters represent the twelve times of the meeting. In addition, a sequentially operating, repetitive machine movement is juxtaposed with the meeting scenes. The work emphasizes the fact that what is called formal, public, and a human discussion is being held only behind closed doors or in a private space, while simultaneously questioning what the future of a nation and its democracy should be.
by Jeamin Cha
with Si Hyun Cho, Sook Hee Song, SungDae Yoon, Donghoon Lee, Yo Han Choi, An Young Shin, Jong Sup Hwang, Sang Jin Baik, Changwan Park, Hyunkwang Jin, Ji Hyun Jung, Hye Young Kim
South Korea 2016 Korean 33’ Colour

With

  • Si Hyun Cho
  • Sook Hee Song
  • SungDae Yoon
  • Donghoon Lee
  • Yo Han Choi
  • An Young Shin
  • Jong Sup Hwang
  • Sang Jin Baik
  • Changwan Park
  • Hyunkwang Jin
  • Ji Hyun Jung
  • Hye Young Kim

Crew

Written and Directed by Jeamin Cha
Cinematography Youngjik Cho
Sound Design Morceauxx J. Woo
Assistant Director Seung Namgung

Produced by

Jeamin Cha

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Jeamin Cha

Jeamin Cha was born in 1986 in Seoul, South Korea, where she lives and works as an artist and filmmaker. She graduated from the Korean National University of Arts in Seoul (BFA) and Chelsea College of Design and Arts in London (MFA). She has held solo exhibitions and been part of numerous group exhibitions.

Filmography

2013 Fog and Smoke; 21 min. · TROT, TRIO, WALTZ; 12 min. · Labyrinth and Chroma-key; 15 min. 2014 Autodidact; 10 min., Forum Expanded 2015 · Hysterics; 8 min., Forum Expanded 2015 2016 OorR; 2 min. · Hospital; 2 min. · Twelve

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2017