The theme of the exhibition conveys the lives of ordinary farmers who have spent their entire life in the small rural village of Gwanghwal-myeon in Gimje City, Jeollabuk-do.
Gwanghwal (literally means spacious in Korean)-myeon has originally created by blocking off tideland from the sea.
During the Japanese invasion (1910-1945), Dongjin Agriculture Co. carried out the largest reclamation project of the time and recruited migrant farmers from all over the country to do farming in the new land.
After the new comers arrived there, they started to live as a tenant farmer and to work for Japanese-owned farms. The history of movement in Gwanghwal has continued for almost 100 years from generation to generation. We can say their unique life experiences reflect Korea's contemporary history.
Perhaps, the life of Gwanghwal people as a farmer is not much different from other farmers. There is nothing special about them. However, the purpose of this exhibition is to highlight an untold story of their sweat and hard work for their lives. In the larger context, the Korea's contemporary history comes along with these ordinaries of life.