A Long Farewell

Dunchon Jugong Apts at the edge of the metropolis Seoul It has been over 10 years since discussions of rebuilding these old apartment complexes began The inhabitants tell us about their soontobedemolished houses and apartments Some of them have spent long spans of time here and some of them short Some people are now raising daughters in the house they lived in since their childhood some families came from other places and struggled to adjust Each add their different forms of love to this space in their own way As the longpostponed reconstruction nears reality the daytoday scenery of the apartment complexes and households is quietly coming to a close