ABSTRACT
Seoul is always under construction. Under the ostensible purpose of "redevelopment," the destruction and reconstruction of high-rise apartments and commercial buildings persist in order to increase the maximum amount of real estate within the limited dimensions of the land. Countless reconstructions also occur as a result of poor quality work, often due to the corruption of the system in which a part of the construction budget is routinely abused for bribery. Simultaneously, the work alludes to the notorious legacy of the forced, violent evictions of the poor from the center of Seoul by indiscriminate development under the name of "beautification" of the city, and ethical indifference on the part of the haves. Moreover, the hole functions as a small opening for questioning the seeming inescapability of global capitalism and commodification of creative and artistic activities. However, Charyuk is a cultural "heritage" of the military regime. In fact, the period in which Charyuk proliferated coincides with that of the military dictatorships.
