10/21/2022
“FREE EVENT” A Vintage Clothing Fair where the only currency accepted is your personal story.
TextileX Vibrant Spaces: Hyun Jung Jung X That Year
October 29 @ 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
At “FREE EVENT”, the community at large will have an opportunity to become collaborators in the art by simply shopping a special selection of hand-picked vintage garments. In lieu of monetary payment, Hyun Jung Jung and THAT YEAR ask that visitors participate in the interactive artwork by sharing a personal story of regeneration in a private, anonymous recording booth. Thus, the currency of money will be replaced by an exchange of human stories, and the audio recordings will be compiled into an additional collective art piece. In this way, the event explores how our memories or ideas can become linked to specific textiles or garments more widely.
“FREE EVENT” will take place at Focus Group (), a retail space recognized as a hub for creative youth on Southeast Hawthorne, in the heart of Portland’s vintage scene. Visitors will also be able to taste a selection of traditional Korean snacks and beverages, prepared for the occasion by Go Bu Gi () a local family-run market, which has long served Portland’s Korean community.
Through this unique art experience, and in spotlighting meaningful local collaborators, “FREE EVENT” is intended to be a symbol of support for local independent businesses and the next generation of Portland’s creative community in the face of our uncertain times.
Artist Hyun Jung Jung ( ) and creative studio THAT YEAR collaborate on “FREE EVENT” – a daylong interactive art experience that invites visitors to participate in an exciting exchange of storytelling and vintage clothing.
