Drifting LAndscapes
BAsed on KRys Lee's "DRIFTING HOUSE"
An Interactive Ink Wash Experience
Kunal Daga, Nayzet Pena, Varun Shetty, Hayden Wiberg, Xiangyu Xiao
About Krys Lee & Drifting House
This Adaptation is based on Krys Lee’s Drifting House which is a collection of anecdotes that do not conform to a coherent storyline. Focusing on Woncheol’s and Choecheol’s treacherous journey provides a heart-wrenching tale that will hopefully expand the horizons of our potential audience. Krys Lee is a critically acclaimed author who has received several awards for her work such as the Rome Prize in Literature, the Story Prize
Spotlight Award, and the Honor Title in Adult Fiction Literature from the Asian/Pacific American Libraries Association. Lee was born in South Korea and experienced severe financial hardship at a young age. Such strain became an influence to her storytelling and her friendships with North Korean defectors inspired her to write about North Korea. Lee currently teaches creative writing at Underwood International College in South Korea.
Link
Read more about Kry Lee in this article by The Economist:
Link
See more of Krys Lee's work at her website:
The unmodified canvas of the interactive ink wash painting.
How to Navigate & Interact with Drifting Landscapes
Click the icons below to test out the interactive features
Pop-up Windows
Follow the numbered route to traverse through Drifting House's Korean landscapes. Click to open up a window filled with background info, images, and analysis.
Tooltips
Hover over these icons to view quotes and images that inspired the design of this ink wash painting.
Quotes
Images
Works Cited
Figure 1: Wilting CropsBlakemore, Erin. “North Korea's Devastating Famine.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 16 Nov. 2017, https://www.history.com/news/north-koreas-devastating-famine.“North Korea's grave food crisis.” Youtube, uploaded by TNIE Videos, 13 July 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyyQwF4GXhg.
“North Korea under Kim Jong Il.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Korea/North-Korea-under-Kim-Jong-Il. Figure 2: North Korean Village
Haggard, S., Noland, M., & Sen, A. (2009). Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform (Illustrated ed.). Columbia University Press.Figure 3: Tumuli GraveCentre, UNESCO World Heritage. “Gaya Tumuli.” Gaya Tumuli - UNESCO World Heritage Centre, https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6371/. Figure 4: Kim Il Sung
Robinson, M. E. (2007). Korea’s Twentieth-Century Odyssey: A Short History. University of Hawaii Press.Figure 5: Mount PaektuLee, Jean H. “Parsing the Propaganda: What to Make of Kim Jong Un on a White Horse.” Wilson Center, 29 Oct. 2019, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/parsing-the-propaganda-what-to-make-kim-jong-un-white-horse.
“Mount Paektu.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Paektu.
Sang-hun, Choe. “For South Koreans, a Long Detour to Their Holy Mountain.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 26 Sept. 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/world/asia/korea-china-baekdu-changbaishan.html. Figure 6: Tumen River (Both States)“Cogitasia CSIS Asia Policy Blog.” The Closing Door: North Korean Refugees Losing Escape Routes through Southeast Asia | CogitASIA CSIS Asia Policy Blog, http://www.cogitasia.com/the-closing-door-north-korean-refugees-losing-escape-routes-through-southeast-asia/. Jennings, Ken. “The Little River at the Center of Big Border Disputes.” Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2014, https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-12-08/maphead-ken-jennings-tumen-river-north-korea-russia-china. Tian, Wei, et al. “Pollution Trend in the Tumen River and Its Influence on Regional Development.” Chinese Geographical Science, vol. 9, no. 2, 1999, pp. 146–150., https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02791365. Figure 7: North Korean and Chinese flags
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Frohman, B., Rafaelof, E., & Dale-Huang, A. (2022, January). The China-North Korea Strategic Rift: Background and Implications for the United States. https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/China-North_Korea_Strategic_Rift.pdfFigure 8: MilitarismFisher, Max. “The Single Most Important Fact for Understanding North Korea.” Vox, Vox, 6 Jan. 2016, https://www.vox.com/2016/1/6/10724334/north-korea-history.
Images Cited
Figure 1: Wilting CropsBourke, Gerald. “A Severely Malnourished North Korean Boy, 17-Month.” Gettyimages, Gettyimages, 14 Sept. 2002, https://www.gettyimages.co.nz/detail/news-photo/severely-malnourished-north-korean-boy-17-month-old-pak-un-news-photo/51951423. Accessed 11 Apr. 2022.Figure 2: North Korean Village
“North Korean Police Threaten to Execute Smugglers as Coronavirus Epidemic Continues in China.” Radio Free Asia, 11 Oct. 2020, https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nk-coronavirus-smuggling-treason-02182020233942.html. Figure 3: Tumuli GraveSays:, Smalltowngirlsmidnighttrains, et al. “Tumuli Park (Daereungwon Tomb Complex) - Gyeongju, South Korea.” Fork and Foot, 12 Mar. 2017, https://forkandfoot.com/tumuli-park-tomb-gyeongju-south-korea/. Figure 4: Kim Il Sung Goddard_Photography. “A Huge Statue of a Seated Kim Il Sung Dominates the Entrance Hall of...” IStock, https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/entrance-to-grand-peoples-study-hall-gm481484483-36900332. “North Korea’s Economy Contracted Most in Two Decades in 2020.” Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/north-korea-s-economy-contracted-most-in-two-decades-in-2020. “Mount Paektu North Korea: KTG® Tours: Travel with Us to Paekdusan in DPRK at a Low Cost.” North Korea Travel, https://www.north-korea-travel.com/mount-paektu.html. Figure 5: Mount Paektu“Review: The Dictionary of the Asian Language – Time-Killing Trivia.” South China Morning Post, 20 July 2018, https://www.scmp.com/culture/books/article/2122386/dictionary-asian-language-reviewed-trivia-tome-reboots-popular. Sky. “Kim Jong Un Celebrates Missile Launch with Stroll on Sacred Mountain.” Sky News, Sky, 9 Dec. 2017, https://news.sky.com/story/kim-jong-un-celebrates-missile-launch-with-stroll-on-sacred-mountain-11162784. Figure 6: Tumen River (Both States)“Tumen.” Mapcarta, https://mapcarta.com/Tumen. Jennings, Ken. “The Little River at the Center of Big Border Disputes.” Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2014, https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-12-08/maphead-ken-jennings-tumen-river-north-korea-russia-china. Yoo Jin, Kim. “Young Woman Found Dead in Tumen River.” Daily NK, 17 Jan. 2020, https://www.dailynk.com/english/young-woman-found-dead-in-tumen-river/. Figure 7: North Korean and Chinese flags
Antoniodavirolanddebrito. “Korea DPR – China Trade Tumbles This Year: Korea Development Institute.” TV TOTAL, TV TOTAL, 11 Aug. 2015, https://aquisotemmaluco.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/korea-dpr-china-trade-tumbles-this-year-korea-development-institute/amp/. Figure 8: MilitarismSagol, Damir. “See Ways People Connect across North Korea's Frontier with China.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 12 Apr. 2018, https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/northkorea-china-border-porous/.
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Drifting LAndscapes
BAsed on KRys Lee's "DRIFTING HOUSE"
An Interactive Ink Wash Experience
Kunal Daga, Nayzet Pena, Varun Shetty, Hayden Wiberg, Xiangyu Xiao
About Krys Lee & Drifting House
This Adaptation is based on Krys Lee’s Drifting House which is a collection of anecdotes that do not conform to a coherent storyline. Focusing on Woncheol’s and Choecheol’s treacherous journey provides a heart-wrenching tale that will hopefully expand the horizons of our potential audience. Krys Lee is a critically acclaimed author who has received several awards for her work such as the Rome Prize in Literature, the Story Prize
Spotlight Award, and the Honor Title in Adult Fiction Literature from the Asian/Pacific American Libraries Association. Lee was born in South Korea and experienced severe financial hardship at a young age. Such strain became an influence to her storytelling and her friendships with North Korean defectors inspired her to write about North Korea. Lee currently teaches creative writing at Underwood International College in South Korea.
Link
Read more about Kry Lee in this article by The Economist:
Link
See more of Krys Lee's work at her website:
The unmodified canvas of the interactive ink wash painting.
How to Navigate & Interact with Drifting Landscapes
Click the icons below to test out the interactive features
Pop-up Windows
Follow the numbered route to traverse through Drifting House's Korean landscapes. Click to open up a window filled with background info, images, and analysis.
Tooltips
Hover over these icons to view quotes and images that inspired the design of this ink wash painting.
Quotes
Images
Works Cited
Figure 1: Wilting CropsBlakemore, Erin. “North Korea's Devastating Famine.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 16 Nov. 2017, https://www.history.com/news/north-koreas-devastating-famine.“North Korea's grave food crisis.” Youtube, uploaded by TNIE Videos, 13 July 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyyQwF4GXhg. “North Korea under Kim Jong Il.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Korea/North-Korea-under-Kim-Jong-Il. Figure 2: North Korean Village Haggard, S., Noland, M., & Sen, A. (2009). Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform (Illustrated ed.). Columbia University Press.Figure 3: Tumuli GraveCentre, UNESCO World Heritage. “Gaya Tumuli.” Gaya Tumuli - UNESCO World Heritage Centre, https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6371/. Figure 4: Kim Il Sung Robinson, M. E. (2007). Korea’s Twentieth-Century Odyssey: A Short History. University of Hawaii Press.Figure 5: Mount PaektuLee, Jean H. “Parsing the Propaganda: What to Make of Kim Jong Un on a White Horse.” Wilson Center, 29 Oct. 2019, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/parsing-the-propaganda-what-to-make-kim-jong-un-white-horse. “Mount Paektu.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Paektu. Sang-hun, Choe. “For South Koreans, a Long Detour to Their Holy Mountain.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 26 Sept. 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/world/asia/korea-china-baekdu-changbaishan.html. Figure 6: Tumen River (Both States)“Cogitasia CSIS Asia Policy Blog.” The Closing Door: North Korean Refugees Losing Escape Routes through Southeast Asia | CogitASIA CSIS Asia Policy Blog, http://www.cogitasia.com/the-closing-door-north-korean-refugees-losing-escape-routes-through-southeast-asia/. Jennings, Ken. “The Little River at the Center of Big Border Disputes.” Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2014, https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-12-08/maphead-ken-jennings-tumen-river-north-korea-russia-china. Tian, Wei, et al. “Pollution Trend in the Tumen River and Its Influence on Regional Development.” Chinese Geographical Science, vol. 9, no. 2, 1999, pp. 146–150., https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02791365. Figure 7: North Korean and Chinese flags United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Frohman, B., Rafaelof, E., & Dale-Huang, A. (2022, January). The China-North Korea Strategic Rift: Background and Implications for the United States. https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/China-North_Korea_Strategic_Rift.pdfFigure 8: MilitarismFisher, Max. “The Single Most Important Fact for Understanding North Korea.” Vox, Vox, 6 Jan. 2016, https://www.vox.com/2016/1/6/10724334/north-korea-history.
Images Cited
Figure 1: Wilting CropsBourke, Gerald. “A Severely Malnourished North Korean Boy, 17-Month.” Gettyimages, Gettyimages, 14 Sept. 2002, https://www.gettyimages.co.nz/detail/news-photo/severely-malnourished-north-korean-boy-17-month-old-pak-un-news-photo/51951423. Accessed 11 Apr. 2022.Figure 2: North Korean Village “North Korean Police Threaten to Execute Smugglers as Coronavirus Epidemic Continues in China.” Radio Free Asia, 11 Oct. 2020, https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nk-coronavirus-smuggling-treason-02182020233942.html. Figure 3: Tumuli GraveSays:, Smalltowngirlsmidnighttrains, et al. “Tumuli Park (Daereungwon Tomb Complex) - Gyeongju, South Korea.” Fork and Foot, 12 Mar. 2017, https://forkandfoot.com/tumuli-park-tomb-gyeongju-south-korea/. Figure 4: Kim Il Sung Goddard_Photography. “A Huge Statue of a Seated Kim Il Sung Dominates the Entrance Hall of...” IStock, https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/entrance-to-grand-peoples-study-hall-gm481484483-36900332. “North Korea’s Economy Contracted Most in Two Decades in 2020.” Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/north-korea-s-economy-contracted-most-in-two-decades-in-2020. “Mount Paektu North Korea: KTG® Tours: Travel with Us to Paekdusan in DPRK at a Low Cost.” North Korea Travel, https://www.north-korea-travel.com/mount-paektu.html. Figure 5: Mount Paektu“Review: The Dictionary of the Asian Language – Time-Killing Trivia.” South China Morning Post, 20 July 2018, https://www.scmp.com/culture/books/article/2122386/dictionary-asian-language-reviewed-trivia-tome-reboots-popular. Sky. “Kim Jong Un Celebrates Missile Launch with Stroll on Sacred Mountain.” Sky News, Sky, 9 Dec. 2017, https://news.sky.com/story/kim-jong-un-celebrates-missile-launch-with-stroll-on-sacred-mountain-11162784. Figure 6: Tumen River (Both States)“Tumen.” Mapcarta, https://mapcarta.com/Tumen. Jennings, Ken. “The Little River at the Center of Big Border Disputes.” Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2014, https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-12-08/maphead-ken-jennings-tumen-river-north-korea-russia-china. Yoo Jin, Kim. “Young Woman Found Dead in Tumen River.” Daily NK, 17 Jan. 2020, https://www.dailynk.com/english/young-woman-found-dead-in-tumen-river/. Figure 7: North Korean and Chinese flags Antoniodavirolanddebrito. “Korea DPR – China Trade Tumbles This Year: Korea Development Institute.” TV TOTAL, TV TOTAL, 11 Aug. 2015, https://aquisotemmaluco.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/korea-dpr-china-trade-tumbles-this-year-korea-development-institute/amp/. Figure 8: MilitarismSagol, Damir. “See Ways People Connect across North Korea's Frontier with China.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 12 Apr. 2018, https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/northkorea-china-border-porous/.