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Vol. 01



YEAR: AC 1
What has Corona brought to us


 
    It started with strange news from my home country that a new virus spread in east Asia. I remember a day in February 2020, carelessly joking about those concerned, like there's no way we can't fight with such a virus in this civilised world. It was not long before WHO declared Covid-19 to be characterised as a pandemic. That was on 11 March 2020. In a blink of an eye, a year has passed behind us. On this date, 19 March 2021, we're still in a war against the virus.


    Our life has changed in every sense. On my dining table, a big screen from the office has replaced a flower vase, gym-goers are running outside in the rain, and supermarkets don't sell any alcoholic substances after 8 PM. While still painfully living in an unprecedented era, we look back at a year we wish it wasn't there. Corona-kilos, worn-out pyjamas, unspoken feelings against the one you live with... What else will Corona leave behind?


    Five writers have written out their experiences and thoughts based on past year's reminiscences for our first volume. Each writing presents different insights taken from a different angle. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did.

 

YEAR: AC 1
μ½”-μ‹œκ΅­μ΄ μš°λ¦¬μ—κ²Œ μ„ μ‚¬ν•œ 것듀
 



    μ‹œμž‘μ€ μ΄λŸ¬ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€. 지ꡬ μ–΄λ””μ„ κ°€ λ³€μ’… λ°”μ΄λŸ¬μŠ€κ°€ λ°œμƒν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” λ‰΄μŠ€κ°€ ν•˜λ‚˜ λ‘˜ λ“€λ €μ˜€κΈ° μ‹œμž‘ν–ˆκ³ , μ‹¬μƒμΉ˜ μ•Šμ€ 확산세에 우렀λ₯Ό ν‘œν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ λŠ˜μ–΄λ‚˜κΈ° μ‹œμž‘ν–ˆλ‹€. 그즈음 ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œ 멀리 λ–¨μ–΄μ Έ 있던 λ‚˜λŠ” μ„€λ§ˆ μš”μ¦˜ 세상에 무슨 일이 λ‚˜κ² μ–΄, ν•˜λ©° μ‘°κΈˆμ€ μ•ˆμΌν•œ 생각을 ν•˜λ˜ 그게 2μ›”μ΄μ—ˆλŠ”λ°β€¦ κ·Έλ‘œλΆ€ν„° ν•œ 달 ν›„, 2020λ…„ 3μ›” 11일 WHOλŠ” COVID-19을 팬데믹으둜 정식 μ„ ν¬ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€. 그리고 ν˜„μž¬ 2021λ…„ 3μ›” 19일, μš°λ¦¬λŠ” μ—¬μ „νžˆ 이 μ§€κ²¨μš΄ 싸움을 κ³„μ†ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€.


    λ‚΄ 주변을 λ‘˜λŸ¬λ³΄λ©΄ 1λ…„ κ°„ μ°Έ λ§Žμ€κ²ƒμ΄ λ³€ν–ˆλ‹€. κ³„μ ˆλ§ˆλ‹€ 꽃이 μžλ¦¬ν•˜λ˜ νƒμž μœ„λŠ” μ‚¬λ¬΄μ‹€μ—μ„œ κ°€μ Έμ˜¨ 큰 λͺ¨λ‹ˆν„° 차지가 λ˜μ—ˆκ³ , ν”ΌνŠΈλ‹ˆμŠ€ λŒ€μ‹  λΉ— 속을 λ‹¬λ¦¬λŠ” μš΄λ™κ΄‘λ“€κ³Ό, 저녁 8μ‹œ μ΄ν›„λ‘œ μ£Όλ₯˜ νŒλ§€λŠ” μ „λ©΄ κΈˆμ§€κ°€ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. 상상쑰차 λͺ» ν–ˆλ˜, 차라리 μ—†μ—ˆμœΌλ©΄ 싢은 ν•œ ν•΄λ₯Ό κ°€λ§Œνžˆ λ“€μ—¬λ‹€ λ³Έλ‹€. ν™•μ°μž, 무릎 λ‚˜μ˜¨ νŠΈλ ˆμ΄λ‹λ³΅, 였갈데 없이 λΆ€λŒ€λΌλ‹€ λ³΄λ‹ˆ 차마 μž… λ°–μœΌλ‘œ 꺼내지 λͺ»ν•œ 동거인에 λŒ€ν•œ 감정, μš°λ¦¬κ°€ ν•œ ν•΄ λ™μ•ˆ 이룬게 κ³ μž‘ μ΄κ²ƒλ§Œμ€ 아닐텐데…


    ν–‡-마:λ‹Ήμ˜ 역사적인 첫 μ΄μŠˆλŠ” λ‹€μ„― μž‘κ°€λ“€μ΄ μ§€λ‚œ ν•œ ν•΄λ₯Ό λ˜μ§šμ–΄λ³΄λ©° 느꼈던 κ²½ν—˜κ³Ό 생각을 λ‹΄μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 제각기 λ‹€λ₯Έ μ‹œκ°μ—μ„œ, λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ 주제λ₯Ό κ°–κ³  κ·Έλ“€λ§Œμ˜ λ°©μ‹μœΌλ‘œ μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜ κ·Έ 일년을 μž¬ν•΄μ„ ν•΄λ³΄μ•˜μœΌλ‹ˆ μž μ‹œ ν–‡-마:당에 λ“€λ Έλ‹€ κ°€μ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€.







[19th March 2021]

Chaereen Kong, Editor-in-chief




#1


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Corona-munal Space


by Shinyoung Kang

    During a lockdown in the Netherlands, only the essential shops such as supermarkets can stay open1). Many shops, cafes, bars, and the new concept of 'communal space,' known as a co-working space and a cultural site, had to close indefinitely due to the corona measures. Sadly, these phenomena led me to some questions: What is the value of shared space? How essential or how non-essential is that value? And can the shared space be 100% back as before in the post-corona era?

    As I majored in 'Interior Architecture' in the Netherlands and Korea, from day 1 of my study, it was all about designing 'the value of communication through spatial experience.' For many spatial experts, especially in the event field, 'sharing space' is a design's very and absolute premise. But after Covid 19, it can be presented that these communal spatial values are rather extra than essential. This made me lose my motivation, feel miserable, and observe the whole industry's 'pause'. You know, maybe I should be more interested in space where static and function-based design than flexible space where I tend to have an experimental and challenging design. Then I won't worry about losing my job because I'll be designing 'essential-categorized-space.'

    I am not saying that communal space should be treated as essentials and opened again. (hello, I am a human and still afraid of coronavirus). But, as one of the people who have experienced confining ourselves up in the house 24/7, we all genuinely feel that communal spaces' unmeasurable value is essential. As soon as lockdown is released, I will run to small joyful shops, Museum Mauritshuis The Hague, and department stores(that I missed grand sale online). These places are essential for my mental health.

    By extending lockdown measures, I can't help eliminate the impression that all places and various spaces happen to be left by non-essential categories. Of course, it's not intended to do that. Still, I kind of feel the impact of labeling with terms of 'essentials.'(Leading that the others become non-essential). Could the exact value of communal space be perceived after Covid-19?. I am concerned that promising spatial concepts and new design challenges are underestimated based on the only and mere standard like essential.

    Unlike the act of viruses, we are capable of positive thinking. Yet I know, no matter how aesthetic space is, the 1.5 m distance mark and hand sanitizer dispenser will not be dismissed for a while. As a spatial experience designer (self-proclaimed), I hope that designing physical communal space won't retire due to covid19β€”still, more bold experiments and spatial experience with new concepts must continue.
 

[March, 2021]



1) Dutch Coronavirus measures
https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/tackling-new-coronavirus-in-the-netherlands/coronavirus-measures-in-brief 

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μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜-둜운 곡유 곡간


by κ°•μ‹ μ˜

    μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜λ‘œ μΈν•œ λ½λ‹€μš΄ κΈ°κ°„ λ™μ•ˆ, λ„€λœλž€λ“œμ—μ„œλŠ” λ§Žμ€ 상점과 λ¬Έν™” μ‹œμ„€μ΄ λ¬΄κΈ°ν•œ 문을 λ‹«μ•˜λ‹€. μ‹λ£Œν’ˆμ κ³Ό μ•½κ΅­μ²˜λŸΌ 생쑴에 ν•„μš”ν•œ(Essentials) ν’ˆλͺ©μ„ νŒλ§€ν•˜λŠ” 곳을 μ œμ™Έν•˜κ³ λŠ”, λ΄‰μ‡„μ‘°μΉ˜κ°€ 일어났닀. μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜λ‘œ μΈν•œ λ΄‰μ‡„μ‘°μΉ˜ 특히 카페, 가러리 그리고 곡유 사무싀, 이벀트 곡간 같은 μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 곡유 곡간이 μž₯κΈ°κ°„ 문을 λ‹«κ²Œ λ˜λ©΄μ„œ, κ³Όμ—° 곡유 κ³΅κ°„μ˜ κ°€μΉ˜κ°€ 무엇인지, κ·Έ κ°€μΉ˜λŠ” λŒ€μ²΄ μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ Essential / Non-Essential ν•œ 것인지, μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜ 이후 κ³Όμ—° μ–Όλ§ˆλ§ŒνΌμ΄λ‚˜ 이런 곡유 곡간이 λΆ€ν™œν•  수 μžˆμ„ 것인지 등에 μ˜κ΅¬μ‹¬μ΄ λ“€μ—ˆλ‹€.

    λ„€λœλž€λ“œμ™€ ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œ 곡간을 κ³΅λΆ€ν•œ λ‚˜λŠ”, ν•™λΆ€ 첫날뢀터 λ‹€λ€„μ˜¨ λͺ¨λ“  λ””μžμΈ μž‘μ—…μ΄ β€˜μ‚¬μš©μžλ“€ κ°„ 곡간 곡유λ₯Ό ν†΅ν•œ κ°€μΉ˜ 창쑰’에 κ΄€ν•œ κ²ƒμ΄μ—ˆλ‹€. λ‚˜λΏλ§Œ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ 곡간업 μ’…μ‚¬μžλ“€ 특히 μ „μ‹œ, 이벀트 λΆ„μ•ΌλŠ” λͺ©μ  μžμ²΄κ°€ β€˜κ³΅μœ  곡간’을 톡해 이루어진닀 해도 과언이 μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‚˜ μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜ μ΄ν›„λ‘œ, λ‹Ήμ—°ν–ˆλ˜ 이 κ°€μΉ˜κ°€ λΆ€κ°€κ°€μΉ˜λ‘œ μ—¬κ²¨μ§€λŠ” 것을 λ³΄λ©΄μ„œ ν—ˆλ§ν•¨μ„ 느꼈고, κ³΅κ°„μ—…μ˜ β€˜μΌμ‹œ 정지'λ₯Ό λ³Ό 수 μžˆμ—ˆλ‹€. 도전적인 μ‹œλ„κ°€ ν™œλ°œν•˜κ³  λΉ λ₯΄κ²Œ μΌμ–΄λ‚˜λŠ” 늘 μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 곡간을 μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” λ‚˜ λ˜ν•œ, λ‹€μ†Œ 정적일지라도 μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜ λ•Œ λ¬Έ 닫을 μœ„ν—˜μ΄ μ—†μ—ˆλ˜ μ‹λ£Œν’ˆμ , μ•ˆκ²½μ› λ“± λͺ©μ  μžμ²΄κ°€ 생쑴에 ν•„μˆ˜μ μΈ (Essential) 곡간을 λ””μžμΈν•˜λŠ” 것이 μ•žμœΌλ‘œ μ€‘μš”ν•˜κ³ , 쉬이 말해, 곡간 λ””μžμ΄λ„ˆλ‘œμ„œ 직μž₯ μžƒμ„ μœ„ν—˜μ΄ μ—†κ² λ‹€λŠ” 생각이 λ“€μ—ˆμœΌλ‹ˆκΉŒ 말이닀.

    무쑰건 μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜λ‘œ μΈν•œ μ‘°μΉ˜μ— λ°˜λŒ€ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ, 곡유 곡간을 Essential ν•­λͺ©μœΌλ‘œ κ·œμ •ν•΄λ‹¬λΌκ³  λ–Όμ“°λŠ” 게 μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹€. (인간 λ‚˜, 아직 μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜λ°”μ΄λŸ¬μŠ€ 무섭닀) ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ, μž₯κΈ°κ°„ μ§‘μ—μ„œ λ¨Ήκ³ , μΌν•˜κ³ , μΉ©κ±°ν•΄λ³Έ λ„ˆλ„ μ•Œκ³ , λ‚˜λ„ μ•Œκ³ , 우리 λͺ¨λ‘ 이미 μ•Œκ³  μžˆλ‹€. β€˜κ³΅μœ  곡간'의 κ°€μΉ˜ 츑정은 λΆˆκ°€λŠ₯ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ, λΆ„λͺ…νžˆ ν•„μˆ˜μ μ΄λΌλŠ” 것을. λ½λ‹€μš΄ λλ‚˜μžλ§ˆμž λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ μ†Œμ†Œν•œ 행볡을 쀬던 μ†Œν’ˆ κ°€κ²Œ, 진주 귀걸이 μ†Œλ…€ λ―Έμˆ κ΄€ 그리고 겨울 세일 λ†“μΉœ λ°±ν™”μ μœΌλ‘œ 뛰쳐 갈 μ˜ˆμ •μ΄λ‹€. νƒ€μ§€μ—μ„œ μƒν™œν•˜λŠ” λ‚˜μ—κ²ŒλŠ” 특히 μ΄λŸ¬ν•œ 곡유 곡간은 μ •μ‹  β€˜μƒμ‘΄β€™μ—λŠ” κ°€μž₯ ν•„μˆ˜μ μΈ 곡간이닀.

    μž₯κΈ°κ°„ λ½λ‹€μš΄ μ‘°μΉ˜κ°€ μ§€μ†λ˜λ©΄μ„œ, λ§ˆμΉ˜β€˜Essential’ μ΄λΌλŠ” λ‹¨μ–΄λ‘œ μ†ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ€ λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ 곡간을 μ‹Ή λ‹€ ν•œ λΆ„λ₯˜λ‘œ λͺ°μ•„버린 λŠλ‚Œμ„ μ§€μšΈ μˆ˜κ°€ μ—†λ‹€. λ¬Όλ‘  μ˜λ„ν•œ 건 μ•„λ‹ˆκ² μ§€λ§Œ, 라벨링이 μ£ΌλŠ” 또 λ‹€λ₯Έ μœ„ν—˜ν•œ 영ν–₯λ ₯을 λŠκΌˆλ‹¬κΉŒ. 포슀트 μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜ μ‹œλŒ€μ— 곡유 κ³΅κ°„μ˜ κ°€μΉ˜λ₯Ό μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ μ˜ˆμ „μ²˜λŸΌ 인정받을 수 μžˆμ„μ§€ μ˜λ¬Έμ΄λ‹€. μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜ 전에, λ˜‘κ°™μ΄ 양지에 λ‚˜μ˜€μ§€ λͺ»ν–ˆλ˜ (디벨둭 ν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•œ) μˆ˜λ§Žμ€ λ””μžμΈκ³Ό 아이디어듀이 μ΄μ œλŠ” κ°€μΉ˜λ₯Ό νƒκ΅¬ν•˜κΈ°λ„ 전에, 생쑴 μ΄μŠˆμ™€ 같이 λ„ˆλ¬΄λ‚˜ 쉽고도 이뢄법적인 κΈ°μ€€ μ•„λž˜μ—λ§Œ μ‘΄μž¬ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜λŠ” 건 아닐지 괜히 걱정이닀.

    ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ, 생쑴과 λ²ˆμ‹μ— μ˜μ‘΄ν•˜λŠ” λ°”μ΄λŸ¬μŠ€μ™€ 달리 인간은 희망적이지 μ•Šλ‚˜. λ¬Όλ‘  λ‹Ήμž₯은 μ–΄λ–€ μ•„λ¦„λ‹€μš΄ 곡간이든 1.5m μŠ€ν‹°μ»€, μ†μ†Œλ…μ œ μŠ€νƒ λ“œ, 온라인 체크인 ν‚€μ˜€μŠ€ν¬κ°€ 없어지긴 λ‹ΉλΆ„κ°„ νž˜λ“€κ² μ§€λ§Œ, λ‚˜λ¦„μ˜ 곡간 μ „κ³΅μžλ‘œμ„œ μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜μ— κ΅΄λ³΅ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šκ³ , λΆˆνŠΉμ • λ‹€μˆ˜λ₯Ό μœ„ν•œ 물리적인 곡간 ν˜•νƒœκ°€ μ§€μ†ν•΄μ„œ λ°œμ „ν•˜κ³  의미 μžˆλŠ” 행보λ₯Ό μ΄μ–΄λ‚˜κ°”μœΌλ©΄ μ’‹κ² λ‹€.


[2021, 3μ›”]



1)  λ„€λœλž€λ“œ μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜ λŒ€μ‘ μ •λΆ€ 지침 https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/tackling-new-coronavirus-in-the-netherlands/coronavirus-measures-in-brief

#2


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For the better good


by Shin Woong

    Unpopular opinion here, I believe COVID-19 happened for the better good. But wait. Don’t throw that yet and put it down. I’m saying so because, through our inconsiderateness, COVID-19 shed light on our flawed societies and how we ignored it.

Are you also wondering from where we should start to have this talk?

    Well, let’s focus on the fact that a lot of what we’ve done offline has gone online. Going online shrunk the border for people on a variety of activities. However, with more people easily gaining access to activities worldwide, the group of people who couldn’t stood out. Take education, for example. What would going online mean for low-income students, deaf and/or visually impaired students, students who need more attention, and international students? For some, internet access might be an extravagance. At the same time, going online might make learning even more challenging and cut off the only gateway to human interaction.

    Moreover, what about our micro-enterprises? How long has it been since you’ve caught up with your friends over a beer in the restaurant or bar nearby your place? When was the last time that you’ve asked that one store employee in your favorite shop who makes just the right suggestions? Hell, Pepperidge Farm remembers.

    I would say that the pandemic has brought forth an inevitable future that we all wish we were more prepared. It still is a common challenge for most of us, which allowed us to observe and improve on things that we are doing wrong. I’m all in for e-learning. However, we need to keep in mind the 5-year-old kindergartener in the US that was crying in front of his computer because of his frustration. I’m also all in for e-commerce. But we need to understand that micro-enterprises were one of the most hard-hit sectors of the economy.

    We’ve come a long way since the outbreak of the pandemic. Together with the vaccine, we can now hope for a more normal, so to say, way of living. Shamefully, this is why I can look back on the β€œchallenges” I had since the pandemic. Ugh, remembering how I lamented on my university program going online during my graduation year. And how I was annoyed with shops being closed when I want a meal outside. I can only understand now how hard it would have been for students who simply couldn’t come online and for the shop owners who had to leave their doors closed.

    For most of us, it’s hard to be considerate of others in times of hardship. Reliving last year, I see that what we’ve been wielding to fight COVID-19 also hurt those that were on our side. The majority of us grabbed what suited us to fight the war. However, we must acknowledge that what we experience also happens to everyone around us. Let’s start from the bottom-up. And let’s give those government people some more homework to do in the future. For everyone’s better good.

Now, what do you see when looking back?





[March, 2021]

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더 λ‚˜μ€ 내일을 μœ„ν•΄


by μ‹ μ›…

    깜짝 λ†€λΌμ‹€λ§Œν•œ 의견이 μžˆλŠ”λ°, μ €λŠ” μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜κ°€ 더 λ‚˜μ€ 내일을 μœ„ν•΄ ν•„μš”ν–ˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•΄μš”. μž κΉλ§Œμš”. μš°μ„  κ·Έκ±° λ˜μ§€μ‹œλ €λ˜ κ±° λ‚΄λ €λ†“μœΌμ‹œκ³ μš”. μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬λŠ” μ΄μœ λŠ”, μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜λ₯Ό 톡해 우리 μ‚¬νšŒκ°€ μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ λ§Žμ€ 결함이 있고, μš°λ¦¬κ°€ κ·Έκ±Έ μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ 사렀 κΉŠμ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ μƒκ°ν–ˆλŠ”μ§€ μ•Œκ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ΄μ—μš”.

μ–΄λ””μ„œλΆ€ν„° μ–˜κΈ°λ₯Ό ν•΄μ•Ό ν• κΉŒμš”β€¦

    저희가 μ˜€ν”„λΌμΈμœΌλ‘œ ν•˜λ˜ λ§Žμ€ 것듀이 온라인으둜 λ„˜μ–΄κ°„ 것을 λ¨Όμ € λ³ΌκΉŒμš”? λ§Žμ€ 행사와 ν™œλ™λ“€μ΄ 온라인으둜 λ°”λ€Œλ©΄μ„œ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ κ°–κ³  μžˆμ—ˆμ„ μ§„μž…μž₯벽듀이 많이 ν—ˆλ¬Όμ–΄μ§€κΈ°λŠ” ν•œ 것 κ°™μ•„μš”. 그런데 μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ 지ꡬ κ³³κ³³μ—μ„œ μ—΄λ¦¬λŠ” 행사듀을 μ‰½κ²Œ μ°Έμ—¬ν•  수 있게 λ˜λ©΄μ„œ, 였히렀 κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ ν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ 더 λ„λ“œλΌμ Έ 보이게 λμ–΄μš”. κ΅μœ‘μ„ 예둜 λ“€μ–΄λ³Όκ²Œμš”. μ €μ†Œλ“μΈ΅ 학생듀, 청각/μ‹œκ° μž₯μ•  학생듀, μ„ μƒλ‹˜μ˜ 더 λ§Žμ€ 관심이 ν•„μš”ν•œ 학생듀, ꡭ제 ν•™μƒλ“€μ—κ²Œ 온라인 κ΅μœ‘μ€ 무슨 μ˜λ―ΈμΌκΉŒμš”? μ–΄λ–€ ν•™μƒλ“€μ—κ²ŒλŠ” 인터넷에 μ ‘μ†ν•˜λŠ” 것 μžμ²΄κ°€ μ‚¬μΉ˜μΌ μˆ˜λ„ μžˆκ³ μš”, 이미 νž˜λ“€μ—ˆλ˜ 곡뢀가 λ”μš± μ–΄λ €μ›Œμ‘Œμ„ μˆ˜λ„ 있고, 집 밖에 λ‚˜μ™€ 인간관계λ₯Ό 맺을 수 있던 μœ μΌν•œ 방법이 사라진 κ±Έ μˆ˜λ„ μžˆμ–΄μš”.

    또 μ†Œμƒκ³΅μΈλ“€μ€ μ–΄λ–¨κΉŒμš”? λ§ˆμ§€λ§‰μœΌλ‘œ μΉœκ΅¬λ“€κ³Ό μŒμ‹μ μ΄λ‚˜ μˆ μ§‘μ—μ„œ λ§Œλ‚˜ νŽΈν•˜κ²Œ μ–˜κΈ° λ‚˜λˆ„κ³  μ‹œκ°„ 보내신 게 μ–Έμ œμΈκ°€μš”? μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λ˜ κ°€κ²Œμ— κ°€μ„œ 항상 잘 λ„μ™€μ£Όμ‹œλ˜ κ·Έ μ μ›λΆ„κ»˜ μ†Œμ†Œν•œ μ–˜κΈ°λ₯Ό ν•˜λ©°, κΈ°λΆ„ 쒋은 μ†ŒλΉ„λ₯Ό ν•œκ²Œ μ–Έμ œμΈκ°€μš”?  정말 κΉŒλ§ˆλ“ν•˜κ²Œλ§Œ λŠκ»΄μ§€λ„€μš”. 

    μ €λŠ” μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜κ°€ μ–Έμ  κ°€λŠ” 일어날 μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μ—ˆλ˜ 미래λ₯Ό κ°€μ Έμ™”λ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•΄μš”. λ¬Όλ‘  우리 λͺ¨λ‘ 쑰금 더 μ€€λΉ„λœ μƒνƒœμ—μ„œ 왔더라면 μ’‹μ•˜κ² μ§€λ§Œ, 그둜 인해 μš°λ¦¬κ°€ 무엇을 잘λͺ»ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ—ˆκ³  그것을 μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ λ°”κΏ€ 수 μžˆλŠ”μ§€ κΉ¨λ‹«κ²Œ ν•΄μ€€ 것 κ°™μ•„μš”. 아직도 λŒ€λ‹€μˆ˜μ˜ μ‚¬λžŒμ—κ²Œ 곡톡적인 λ„μ „κ³Όμ œμ΄κΈ°λ„ ν•˜κ³ μš”. μ €λŠ” 온라인 κ΅μœ‘μ„  100% μ§€μ§€ν•΄μš”. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ λ―Έκ΅­μ—μ„œ 자기 컴퓨터 μ•žμ— μ•‰μ•„μ„œ λ‹΅λ‹΅ν•œ λ§ˆμŒμ— νŽ‘νŽ‘ 울던 5μ‚΄μ§œλ¦¬ μœ μΉ˜μ›μƒλ„ μžˆμ—ˆλ‹€λŠ”κ±Έ κΈ°μ–΅ν•΄μ•Ό ν•΄μš”. μ „μž μƒκ±°λž˜λ„ 100% μ§€μ§€ν•΄μš”. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μ–΄λŠ λ‚˜λΌ κ²½μ œμ—μ„œλ“  μ†Œμƒκ³΅μΈλ“€μ΄ κ°€μž₯ 큰 ν”Όν•΄λ₯Ό 받은 μ‚¬λžŒλ“€ 쀑 ν•˜λ‚˜λΌλŠ” 것도 μžŠμ§€λ§μ•„μ•Ό ν•΄μš”.

    처음 μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜κ°€ λ°œμƒν–ˆμ„ λ•Œμ™€ λΉ„κ΅ν•˜λ©΄ λ§Žμ€ 것듀이 λ‚˜μ•„μ‘Œμ£ . 백신도 λ‚˜μ™”μœΌλ‹ˆ, 이제 더 (비ꡐ적) 정상적인 삢을 희망 ν•΄λ³Ό 수 μžˆμ„ 것 κ°™μ•„μš”. κ·Έλž˜μ„œμΈμ§€, λΆ€λ„λŸ½κ²Œλ„, μ΄μ œμ„œμ•Ό μ œκ°€ μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜ λ•Œλ¬Έμ— νž˜λ“€μ—ˆλ˜ 일듀을 λ’€λŒμ•„ λ³Ό 수 있게 된 것 κ°™μ•„μš”. μœΌβ€¦ 쑸업년도에 λŒ€ν•™κ΅ μˆ˜μ—…μ΄ 온라인으둜 λ³€ν™˜λΌμ„œ νž˜λ“€λ‹€κ³ , 찑찑거리고… λ°–μ—μ„œ λ°₯ μ’€ λ¨Ήκ³  싢은데 μŒμ‹μ λ“€μ΄ λ‹€ λ‹«μ•˜λ‹€κ³  짜증 내고… μ €λ§Œ νž˜λ“€λ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν–ˆλŠ”λ°, 이런 변화듀이 생길 λ•Œ 온라인으둜 μˆ˜μ—…μ„ λ“£κ³  싢어도 λͺ» λ“€μ—ˆλ˜ 학생듀, κ°€κ²Œλ₯Ό μ—΄κ³  싢어도 열지 λͺ»ν–ˆλ˜ μ†Œμƒκ³΅μΈλ“€μ΄ μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ νž˜λ“€μ—ˆμ„μ§€ 상상도 μ•ˆ λ˜λ„€μš”.

    λŒ€λ‹€μˆ˜ μ‚¬λžŒμ€ 본인이 νž˜λ“€ λ•Œ λ‚¨κΉŒμ§€ 챙겨주지 λͺ»ν•˜μž–μ•„μš”. μž‘λ…„μ„ λ’€λŒμ•„λ³΄λ‹ˆ, 마치 μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜μ˜ 곡격에 λŒ€ν•­ν•˜λ €κ³  μ‚¬μš©ν•œ 무기듀이 우리 νŽΈλ„ λ‹€μΉ˜κ²Œ ν•œ 것 κ°™μ•„μš”. κ·Έλƒ₯ λŒ€λ‹€μˆ˜ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ“€κ³  μ‹Έμš°κΈ° νŽΈν•œ κ²ƒλ§Œ μ£Όμ›Œλ“€μ–΄μ„œ μ „μŸμ„ 치룬 κ²ƒλ§Œ κ°™μ•„μš”. ν•˜μ—¬νŠΌ, μš°λ¦¬κ°€ κ²½ν—˜ν•˜λŠ” 이 λͺ¨λ“  것을, 우리 μ£Όλ³€ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€ λͺ¨λ‘ λ‹€ 같이 κ²ͺκ³ μžˆλ‹€λŠ” 것을 λ§ν•˜κ³  μ‹Άμ—ˆμ–΄μš”. μš°λ¦¬λΆ€ν„° 이 μ€‘μš”ν•œκ±Έ 염두에 두고 μ‚΄λ‹€ 보면, μ € μ •λΆ€ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€λ„ λ‚˜μ€‘μ— ν•΄μ•Ό ν•  μˆ™μ œλ“€μ΄ 더 λ§Žμ•„μ§€μ§€ μ•Šμ„κΉŒμš”? λͺ¨λ‘μ—κ²Œ 더 λ‚˜μ€ 내일을 μœ„ν•΄μ„œμš”.

μ§€κΈˆ 1λ…„ 전을 λ’€λŒμ•„λ³΄μ‹œλ©΄ 뭐가 λ³΄μ΄μ‹œλ‚˜μš”?





[2021, 3μ›”]

#3


ξ‚šοΈŽ
If you’re reading this, you’re standing too close


by Chaereen Kong 

    My lifelong wish was to have my own place. When I moved into a studio after living at one shared-house to another for the past ten years, it was the moment that my wish finally came true. Though small in size, the studio gives me the freedom to suit the space to myself in every means. Living this unprecedented era, this space has acquired another value; clean, hygienic and Covid-free space for my safety. In the society of New Normal, where staying at home became a virtue, a homebody turned into a mature citizen who follows the governments' guidelines very faithfully. Some might ask me whether I'm missing working at the office or outdoor activities. To be very honest, I don't quite feel the necessity of leaving my paradise for risking my health. It doesn't bother me with extending the lock-down since almost all activities have moved from offline to online, thanks to the rapid development of the online environment. Of course, I do miss the good-old-days; going to a museum without reservation; walking on the shopping street without any purpose; reading a book at a cafe that serves a tasty coffee; meeting up with friends - in real life - and having a beer or two at a pub down the street. Even someone like me misses the world outside that I can imagine how this situation can be unbearable for those who are extroverted and loving outdoor activities.

    It got me thinking that I should be appreciated for having my own space of surviving this Covid circumstance so well. I don't even want to imagine how things could've been if I had to live in a shared house last year. I can't be more thankful for living alone if I think of a situation of finding out my housemate has met someone who's tested positive. If we take a closer look, we can easily find out that this kind of space is not given to everyone around us. For someone, it could be a luxury or even an impossible reality to have the 1.5-metre distance between or to have space for your own. Space exists around us as immaterial like air, but once the physical boundary defines it, it turns into a commodified space that reflects the social class of the one that uses the space.

    Social distancing has been stressed out as the primary measure against the spreading of the virus and is only achievable by keeping physical distance. The Covid circumstance revealed the vulnerability of our society in the form of a cluster of cases, showing that there are social classes that were not guaranteed for the minimal distance. Working-from-home is a luxury you can have as an office worker. Those who work at distribution centres had to work in an even shorter distance to their colleagues to cover the increased volume. For them, social distancing is a fantasy, and they had to work without minimal protection and at risk of infection. It's ironic that they had to risk their health and survive from the harmful space to earn a living. Prison and other correctional institutions showed the highest number of cases worldwide, among other clustered infections, due to their distinct characteristics such as limitation in spatial structure and living in a group. Some of the Covid measures had to be applied as an alternative due to the unique situation. In one of the US prisons, the use of shared facilities are limited such as showers for restricting the contact between the inmates and ran it on reservation system per request. According to the inmates, they could have just one shower in a month as the number of the request outnumbered the available time slot. The very minimal human rights allowed for them are in threat due to the altered Covid measure to suit the space given to them. For those who are not guaranteed enough spaces, the Covid measures intended to protect their health are weaponised instead and threaten their living and human rights.

    Society has developed over the centuries so that the human rights of all are to be respected, and the space around us has too developed accordingly. However, space still reflects the social class of the one that uses the space, and many people still suffer in places where there are no or very minimal human rights, even worse in this Covid circumstance. However, we've witnessed many moments in history where crisis brought rapid development to the human races, such as war and other pandemics in history. This one will surely bring another big leap to humanity, and obviously, it has shifted our perception of space. Hasn't someone said that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade? Let's take this opportunity to reinterpret the space through a 1.5-metre grid and look at the space that reflects different social classes and think about what the space in post-corona could be that guarantees minimal human rights for all. Of course, if the "post-" is ever possible. 

[March, 2021]

ξ‚šοΈŽ
이뢈 밖은 μœ„ν—˜ν•΄




by 곡채린

    λ‚΄ κΏˆμ€ 어릴 적 λΆ€ν„° λ…λ¦½μ΄μ—ˆλ‹€. 20λŒ€ μ΄ˆλ°˜λΆ€ν„° μ‰μ–΄ν•˜μš°μŠ€λ₯Ό μ „μ „ν•˜λ‹€ λ§ˆμΉ¨λ‚΄ μ‚¬μ΄μ¦ˆλŠ” μž‘μ•„λ„ λ‚˜ 혼자 μƒν™œ ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” μŠ€νŠœλ””μ˜€λ₯Ό λ§ˆλ ¨ν•œ 것은 그토둝 λ°”λΌλ˜ λ‚˜λ§Œμ˜ 곡간을 μ‹€ν˜„ ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” 절호의 κΈ°νšŒμ˜€λ‹€. 였둯이 λ‚΄ 기쀀에 λ§žμΆ°μ§„ λ‚˜λ§Œμ˜ 곡간, λ¬Όλ¦¬μ μœΌλ‘œλ‚˜ μ •μ‹ μ μœΌλ‘œλ‚˜ λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ 100ν”„λ‘œ μ΅œμ ν™” 된 곡간은 μ½”-μ‹œκ΅­μ„ κ²ͺ으며 또 ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ κ°€μΉ˜λ₯Ό μ–»κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. λ‚΄ 건강을 지킬 수 μžˆλŠ”, μœ„μƒμ μ΄κ³  λ°”μ΄λŸ¬μŠ€λ‘œλΆ€ν„° 자유둜운 μ²­μ • 곡간. μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜λ‘œ λͺ¨λ‘κ°€ 집에 μžˆλŠ”κ²Œ ν•„μˆ˜ 덕λͺ©μ΄ 된 뉴 λ…Έλ©€μ˜ μ‚¬νšŒμ—μ„œ μ§‘μˆœμ΄λŠ” μ •λΆ€ 및 보건 λ‹Ήκ΅­μ˜ 지침을 맀우 μΆ©μ‹€νžˆ λ”°λ₯΄λŠ” μ„±μˆ™ν•œ μ‹œλ―ΌμœΌλ‘œ νƒˆλ°”κΏˆ ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€. λˆ„κ΅°κ°€λŠ” λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ λ‹΅λ‹΅ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šλƒλ©° 사무싀에 λ‚˜κ°€κ³  μ‹Άμ§€λŠ” μ•Šμ€μ§€, μ•Όμ™Έ ν™œλ™μ΄ κ·Έλ¦½μ§€λŠ” μ•Šμ€μ§€ 재차 λ¬Όμ–΄λ³΄μ§€λ§Œ, λ‚˜λ§Œμ˜ νŒŒλΌλ‹€μ΄μŠ€λ₯Ό λ§ˆλ‹€ν•˜κ³  μ™œ ꡳ이 μœ„ν—˜μ„ κ°μˆ˜ν•˜λ©° 밖에 λ‚˜κ°€μ•Ό ν•˜λŠ”μ§€ λ‚˜λŠ” 이해가 가지 μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€. 거리두기가 μ‹€μ‹œλœ 이후 μ΄ˆκ³ μ†μœΌλ‘œ λ°œλ‹¬ν•œ 온라인 ν™˜κ²½μ—μ„œ μ‡Όν•‘ 외에도 거의 λŒ€λΆ€λΆ„μ˜ ν™œλ™μ„ ν•΄κ²°ν•˜λ‹€ λ³΄λ‹ˆ λ½λ‹€μš΄μ΄ 재차 μ—°μž₯이 λ˜λŠ” 이 상황이 λ”±νžˆ λΆˆνŽΈν•˜κ²Œ λ‹€κ°€μ˜€μ§€λŠ” μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€. λ¬Όλ‘  λ‚˜λ„ 가끔은 μ˜ˆμ „μ˜ 일상이 그리울 λ•Œκ°€ μžˆλ‹€. 맘 편히 μ˜ˆμ•½ 없이 λ―Έμˆ κ΄€μ— κ°€κ³ , λͺ©μ μ—†μ΄ μ—¬λŸ¬ 상점을 λ“œλ‚˜λ“€λ©° 거리λ₯Ό μ˜λ‹€λ‹ˆκ³  μ‹Άκ³ , 컀피가 λ§›μžˆλŠ” μΉ΄νŽ˜μ— λ“€λŸ¬ 괜히 책도 읽고, μΉœκ΅¬λ“€μ„ λ§Œλ‚˜ νŽμ—μ„œ λ§₯μ£Ό ν•œ μž” 기울이고 μ‹Άμ„λ•Œκ°€ μžˆλ‹€. μ§€κ·Ήνžˆ λ‚΄ 곡간을 μ‚¬λž‘ν•΄μ„œ 뼈 μ†κΉŒμ§€ μ§‘μˆœμ΄μΈ λ‚˜μ—κ²Œλ„ λ°”κΉ₯ 세상이 κ·Έλ¦¬μ›Œ μ§€λŠ” μˆœκ°„λ“€μ΄ μžˆλŠ”λ°, ν™œλ°œν•˜κ³  μ‚¬λžŒλ“€ λ§Œλ‚˜λŠ”κ±° μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” 이듀에겐 이 상황이 μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ 끔찍할지 μ‹­λΆ„ μ΄ν•΄λŠ” λœλ‹€.


    사싀 돌이켜보면 이 μ‹œκ΅­μ„ 잘 이겨낼 수 μžˆλŠ”κ±΄ κ³΅κ°„μ˜ 덕이 크닀. λ‚˜λŠ” 운 μ’‹κ²Œ μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜κ°€ μ‹œμž‘λœ 무렡 ν˜„μž¬ 지내고 μžˆλŠ” μŠ€νŠœλ””μ˜€λ₯Ό μ–»μ–΄ λ”±νžˆ λΆˆνŽΈν•œ 점 없이 μƒν™œν•˜κ³  μžˆμ§€λ§Œ λ§Œμ•½ λ‚΄κ°€ μ‰μ–΄ν•˜μš°μŠ€μ— 계속 μ‚΄μ•˜λ‹€λ©΄ κ³Όμ—° μ§€κΈˆμ²˜λŸΌ μ•ˆμ‹¬ν•˜λ©° μ‚΄ 수 μžˆμ—ˆμ„κΉŒ. ν•˜μš°μŠ€λ©”μ΄νŠΈκ°€ μ–΄λ””μ„œ λˆ„κ΅΄ λ§Œλ‚¬λŠ”μ§€ 늘 μ‹ κ²½μ“°κ³  μ‚΄μ•„μ•Ό ν•œλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•˜λ©΄, μ§€κΈˆ ν˜„μž¬ λ‚΄ 상황에 λ„ˆλ¬΄λ‚˜ κ°μ‚¬ν•˜κ²Œ λœλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‚˜ 우리 주변을 쑰금만 μžμ„Ένžˆ λ“€μ—¬λ‹€ 보면 λͺ¨λ‘μ—κ²Œ 이런 곡간적 μ—¬μœ κ°€ 주어진 것이 μ•„λ‹˜μ„ μ‰½κ²Œ λ°œκ²¬ν•  수 μžˆλ‹€. μš°λ¦¬μ—κ² μ΄μ œλŠ” 일상이 된 μ„œλ‘œκ°„μ˜ 1.5 λ―Έν„°μ˜ 간격도, νƒ€μΈμœΌλ‘œλΆ€ν„° μ˜¨μ „νžˆ λΆ„λ¦¬λ˜μ–΄ 지낼 수 μžˆλŠ” λ‚΄ 건강을 λ³΄ν˜Έν•  수 μžˆλŠ” μ•ˆμ „ν•œ κ³΅κ°„λ§ˆμ €λ„ λˆ„κ΅°κ°€μ—κ² μ‚¬μΉ˜μ΄κ³  λΆˆκ°€λŠ₯ν•œ ν˜„μ‹€μ΄κΈ°λ„ ν•˜λ‹€. κ³΅κ°„μ΄λž€ 마치 곡기와 같이 λ¬΄ν˜•μ˜ 쑴재둜 우리 주변에 μ‘΄μž¬ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ 물리적인 λ°”μš΄λ”λ¦¬λ₯Ό 톡해 곡간이 κ·œμ •λ˜λŠ” μˆœκ°„ κ·Έ 곡간은 μƒν’ˆμ„±μ„ 띄고 μ‚¬μš©μžμ˜ μ‚¬νšŒμ  계측을 λ°˜μ˜ν•œ 상징적 의미λ₯Ό κ°–λŠ”λ‹€.


    λ°©μ—­μ˜ κΈ°λ³Έ μ›μΉ™μœΌλ‘œ λ‚΄μ„Έμ›Œμ§„ μ‚¬νšŒμ  κ±°λ¦¬λ‘κΈ°λŠ” λ‚˜μ™€ 타인 μ‚¬μ΄μ˜ 물리적 거리두기λ₯Ό 톡해 μ΄λ£¨μ–΄μ§ˆ 수 밖에 μ—†λ‹€. λ„ˆλ¬΄λ‚˜ λ‹Ήμ—°ν•œ λ“―ν•œ κ·Έ μ •λ„μ˜ 거리쑰차 보μž₯받지 λͺ»ν•œ 계측이 μžˆλ‹€λŠ” 것이 이번 νŒ¬λ°λ―Ήμ„ 톡해 λ“œλŸ¬λ‚¬κ³  우리 μ‚¬νšŒμ˜ 취약점은 집단 κ°μ—Όμ˜ ν˜•νƒœλ‘œ 수면 μœ„λ‘œ λ– μ˜€λ₯΄κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. μž¬νƒκ·Όλ¬΄λŠ” μ‚¬λ¬΄μ§μ˜ κ²½μš°μ—λ‚˜ κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ 이야기이고, ν•œ λ¬Όλ₯˜μ„Όν„°μ—μ„œλŠ” κ±°λ¦¬λ‘κΈ°λŠ” 컀녕 λŠ˜μ–΄λ‚œ λ¬Όλ™λŸ‰μ— λŒ€μ²˜ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ 이전보닀 더 κ°€κΉŒμš΄ κ±°λ¦¬μ—μ„œ, μ΅œμ†Œν•œμ˜ 방역도 없이 κ°μ—Όμ˜ μœ„ν—˜μ— λ…ΈμΆœ 된 채 일해야 ν–ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸΌμ—λ„ 생계λ₯Ό μœ μ§€ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄μ„œλŠ” 그런 μœ„ν—˜μ„ κ°μˆ˜ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ κ·Έ κ³΅κ°„μ˜ 곡격을 묡묡히 λ°›μ•„λ‚΄μ•Ό ν•œλ‹€λŠ” 사싀이 μ°Έ μ•„μ΄λŸ¬λ‹ˆν•˜λ‹€. κ΅λ„μ†Œ 및 기타 κ΅μ •μ‹œμ„€μ˜ 경우 곡간 κ΅¬μ„±μ˜ μ œμ•½κ³Ό 단체 μƒν™œμ„ ν•œλ‹€λŠ” νŠΉμˆ˜μ„± 탓에 세계 κ³³κ³³μ—μ„œ 집단 κ°μ—Όμ˜ 사둀λ₯Ό λ³΄μ˜€λ‹€. κ³΅κ°„μ μœΌλ‘œ 거리두기가 λΆˆκ°€λŠ₯ν•˜λ‹€ λ³΄λ‹ˆ λ°©μ—­ μˆ˜μΉ™μ„ 상황에 맞게 λŒ€μ²΄ν•˜μ—¬ μ‹œν–‰ν•˜κ³  μžˆμœΌλ‚˜, μ‹€μ œ μˆ˜κ°μžλ“€μ— λ”°λ₯΄λ©΄ λŒ€μ²΄λœ μˆ˜μΉ™μœΌλ‘œ 인해 κ·Έλ“€μ˜ 인ꢌ이 μΉ¨ν•΄λ˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ§ν•œλ‹€. 미ꡭ의 ν•œ κ΅λ„μ†Œμ˜ 경우 μƒ€μ›Œ μ‹œμ„€ λ“± 곡동 μ‹œμ„€μ˜ μ‚¬μš©μ„ μ œν•œν•˜κ³  μ›ν•˜λŠ” μˆ˜κ°μžμ— ν•œν•΄ μ‹œκ°„μ„ μ˜ˆμ•½ν•˜μ—¬ μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λ„λ‘ ν•˜μ˜€λŠ”λ° 주어진 μ‹œκ°„κ³Ό ν—ˆμš©λœ 인원이 ν•œμ •λœ 탓에 κΈΈκ²ŒλŠ” ν•œ 달 κΉŒμ§€ μƒ€μ›Œλ₯Ό ν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•˜λŠ” κ²½μš°λ„ μžˆμ—ˆλ‹€κ³  ν•œλ‹€. 비둝 λ²”μ£„μžλΌ ν•  지라도 μ΅œμ†Œν•œμ˜ μΈκΆŒμ€ μ§€μΌœμ Έμ•Ό ν•˜λŠ”λ° κ·Έλ§ˆμ €λ„ μœ„ν˜‘λ‹Ήν•˜λŠ” 상황이 된 것이닀. 물리적 곡간을 뢀여받지 λͺ»ν•œ κ³„μΈ΅μ—κ²ŒλŠ” 거리두기와 같은 λ°©μ—­ 지침이 κ·Έλ“€μ˜ 건강을 λ³΄ν˜Έν•˜λŠ” μˆ˜λ‹¨μ΄κΈ° λ³΄λ‹€λŠ” 였히렀 κ·Έλ“€μ˜ 생계와 μΈκΆŒμ„ μœ„ν˜‘ν•˜λŠ” 곡격적인 μˆ˜λ‹¨μœΌλ‘œ 해석될 수 μžˆλŠ” 것이닀.


    μˆ˜μ„ΈκΈ°λ₯Ό 거치며 μ„±μž₯ν•΄ 온 인λ₯˜ μ‚¬νšŒλŠ” λͺ¨λ‘μ˜ 인ꢌ이 쑴쀑받을 수 μžˆλŠ” μ‚¬νšŒλ‘œ κΎΈμ€€νžˆ λ°œμ „ν•˜κ³  있으며 그에 따라 곡간도 λ°œμ „ν•΄ μ™”λ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μ—¬μ „νžˆ 곡간은 κ³„μΈ΅μ˜ 영ν–₯μ—μ„œ μžμœ λ‘­μ§€ λͺ»ν•˜κ³ , μ‚¬κ°μ§€λŒ€μ— 놓인 μΈκΆŒμ€ 이번 μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜λ‘œ 인해 κ³ͺ은 μƒμ²˜κ°€ 터지듯 κ·Έ 민낯을 λ“œλŸ¬λ‚΄κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μ—­μ‚¬μ μœΌλ‘œ μ „μŸ λ“±μ˜ μœ„κΈ°κ°€ κ·ΈλŸ¬ν–ˆλ“― μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜λ„ 인λ₯˜μ—κ²Œ 또 λ‹€λ₯Έ λ°œμ „μ„ κ°€μ Έμ˜¬ ν…Œκ³ , λΆ„λͺ… μš°λ¦¬κ°€ 곡간을 λ°”λΌλ³΄λŠ” μ‹œκ°μ—λ„ λ³€ν™”κ°€ 생겼닀. μœ„κΈ°λŠ” 곧 기회라고 ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ”κ°€. 이번 κΈ°νšŒμ— λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ 곡간을 1.5 λ―Έν„°μ˜ κ·Έλ¦¬λ“œλ₯Ό 톡해 μž¬ν•΄μ„ ν•˜λŠ” 것에 κ·ΈμΉ˜λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹Œ 곡간이 λ³΄μ—¬μ£ΌλŠ” κ³„μΈ΅κ°„μ˜ 차이λ₯Ό ν•œλ²ˆ 더 μƒκΈ°ν•˜κ³  μš°λ¦¬μ—κ²Œ μ£Όμ–΄μ Έμ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” μ΅œμ†Œν•œμ˜ μΈκΆŒμ΄λž€ 무엇인지, 그리고 그런 μΈκΆŒμ„ λ°˜μ˜ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ μ΅œμ†Œν•œμœΌλ‘œ μ£Όμ–΄μ Έμ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” κ³΅κ°„μ΄λž€ μ–΄λ–€ 곡간인지 λ‹€μ‹œ ν•œλ²ˆ 생각해 λ³΄μ•˜μœΌλ©΄ ν•œλ‹€.


[2021, 3μ›”]

#4


ξ‚šοΈŽ
Hi there, it’s me, curfew


by Haemin Lee 

    A year after the onset of the Covid pandemic in Europe in March 2020, the Netherlands is continuing her fight against the virus. A lockdown, which had been planned for three weeks in mid-December to reduce daily infection rates, continues even in March 2021. Despite such drastic and arguably extreme measures, the number of confirmed cases remains largely unchanged. As a result, the Dutch government had introduced a curfew, a systematic regulation that had been long abolished in many European countries after the second world war. It also existed in the 1980s in South Korea, but I only have come across it in the media. As this regulation revives in the Netherlands, it has brought me new experiences alongside.

    The curfew I saw in Korean TV dramas and movies was a scene of people being crammed into a crowded bus in response to the siren announcing the time to be at home. People rushed home desperately, even by paying more for the taxi and by sharing rides. The curfew back in these days was an absolute protocol that could not be taken both lightly and/or be breached. With the birth of the new virus in 2020, we live in a world with formidable restrictions even after 39 years; the curfew has disappeared in Korea. However, during that 39 years, society’s interest has changed, and the concept of freedom has become an irreplaceable aspect of life. For many societies, freedom has a higher value than anything else. That's why I was able to sympathize with the people who came to protest and show their complaints after the first lock-down announcement. It was a regulation that could not be accepted by many and forced some into the corner of survival.

    Despite the strict lock-down measure, the number of confirmed cases increased further due to infections at parties and acquaintances' gatherings at the year’s end in 2020. As a result, the government has introduced the curfew system1), an even stricter measure than the lock-down. Those who kept the guidelines are now suffering under an even stronger degree of control because those who didn’t follow the rules. It’s a very ironic situation, as I believe that my freedom is protected only after the majority's freedom is protected. My perception of those who had placed their freedom above the freedom of others was strongly connotated with selfishness.

    Born-to-be an active person at night, the curfew brought me great frustration that it took away the freedom of enjoying night breezes from an evening stroll or enjoying late-night ice cream bought from local Dutch convenience stores, a.k.a night shops. However, soon enough, my daily rhythm has been adapted to the new situation, and I have become more active in the morning and planned my groceries ahead of time. Especially these days, with alternative solutions through the internet, such as online classes, meetings, shopping, and grocery deliveries, I increasingly feel more confident in saying that I'm living a good era. As the initial feeling of frustration transformed into a feeling of comfort and confidence in living in a good era, I began to realize my inner homebodyβ€”a new finding arising from the revival of a curfew.



[March, 2021]


1) The Dutch curfew to date restricts being present outside between 21:00-04:30. A tighter restriction considering the past curfew in South Korea had restrictions between 00:00-04:00.

ξ‚šοΈŽ
μ–΄μ„œ 와, ν†΅κΈˆμ€ μ²˜μŒμ΄μ§€?


by 이해민
   
    2020λ…„ 3μ›”, 처음 판데믹이 μ„ ν¬λœ ν›„ 1년이 μ§€λ‚œ μ§€κΈˆ λ„€λœλž€λ“œλŠ” μ—¬μ „νžˆ μ½”λ‘œλ‚˜μ™€μ˜ 싸움을 κ³„μ†ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€.  12μ›” μ€‘μˆœ, 3주둜 κ³„νšλλ˜ λ½λ‹€μš΄μ€ μ—°μž₯에 μ—°μž₯을 거쳐 3μ›” 말이 κ°€κΉŒμ›Œμ§€λŠ” μ§€κΈˆκΉŒμ§€λ„ κ³„μ†λ˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€.  κ·ΈλŸΌμ—λ„ ν™•μ§„μž μˆ˜κ°€ 쀄지 μ•Šμž κ²°κ΅­μ—λŠ” λ‚΄κ°€ νƒœμ–΄λ‚˜κΈ° 이전에 μ‘΄μž¬ν–ˆλ‹€ 사라진, μ „μ„€λ‘œλ§Œ μ‘΄μž¬ν–ˆλ˜ 80λ…„λŒ€ ν•œκ΅­ β€˜ν†΅ν–‰ κΈˆμ§€β€™λΌλŠ” μ œλ„κΉŒμ§€ λΆ€ν™œν–ˆλ‹€. λ„€λœλž€λ“œμ—λŠ” 2μ°¨ μ„Έκ³„λŒ€μ „ 이후 처음으둜 생긴 것이닀. 과거의 μ œλ„κ°€ λΆ€ν™œμ„ ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜λ©΄μ„œ λ―Έλ””μ–΄ μ†μ—μ„œλ§Œ μ ‘ν•  수 있던 톡행 κΈˆμ§€λ₯Ό 직접 λ§Œλ‚˜κ²Œ λ˜λ‹ˆ κ°νšŒκ°€ μƒˆλ‘œμ› λ‹€.


    λ‚΄κ°€ κΈ°μ–΅ν•˜λŠ” ν•œκ΅­ TV λ“œλΌλ§ˆλ‚˜ μ˜ν™” μ†μ—μ„œ μ ‘ν–ˆλ˜ ν†΅κΈˆμ€ μ‹œκ°„μ΄ λ‹€κ°€μ™”μŒμ„ μ•Œλ¦¬λŠ” μ‚¬μ΄λ Œμ˜ κ΅‰μŒ μ†Œλ¦¬μ— λ§žμΆ”μ–΄ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€λ‘œ 가득 μ°¬ 만차 λ²„μŠ€μ— λͺΈμ„ ꡬ겨 λ„£λŠ”κ°€ ν•˜λ©΄ μ›ƒλˆμ„ μ£Όκ³ μ„œλΌλ„ νƒμ‹œ ν•©μŠΉμ„ ν•΄μ„œ 집에 κ°€κΈ° μœ„ν•΄μ„œ λ°œκ±ΈμŒμ„ μž¬μ΄‰ν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ˜ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ΄μ—ˆλ‹€. κ·Έ μ‹œμ ˆμ˜ ν†΅κΈˆμ€ μ–΄λŠ λˆ„κ΅¬λ„ κ°€λ³κ²Œ μ—¬κΈ°κ±°λ‚˜ μ–΄κ²¨μ„œλŠ” μ•ˆ 될 λ°˜λ“œμ‹œ μ§€μΌœμ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” λͺ¨λ‘μ˜ κ·œμ•½μ΄μ—ˆλ‹€. 1982λ…„ ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œ 톡행 κΈˆμ§€κ°€ 사라지고 39년이 μ§€λ‚œ μ§€κΈˆ 2021λ…„, μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ λ°”μ΄λŸ¬μŠ€μ˜ νƒ„μƒμœΌλ‘œ λ‹€μ‹œ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” λ§Žμ€ μ œμ•½μ΄ λΆˆκ°€ν”Όν•œ μƒν™œμ„ ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μ‹œκ°„μ΄ 많이 흘러 κ³Όκ±°μ™€λŠ” λ§Žμ€ 것듀이 λ³€ν•˜μ˜€κ³  μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ˜ 이해관계 μ—­μ‹œ λ‹¬λΌμ‘Œλ‹€. μ•½ 40λ…„μ˜ μ‹œκ°„μ΄ 흐λ₯΄λŠ” λ™μ•ˆ μš°λ¦¬μ—κ²Œ μžμœ λŠ” λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ€‘μš”ν•œ κ°€μΉ˜κ°€ λ˜μ–΄λ²„λ Έλ‹€. κ·Έλž˜μ„œμΈμ§€ 처음 λ½λ‹€μš΄μ΄ μ‹œν–‰λœ ν›„ 뢈만의 ν‘œμΆœλ‘œ μ‹œμœ„ν•˜λŸ¬ λ‚˜μ˜¨ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ˜ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ— μ–΄λŠμ •λ„ 곡감할 수 μžˆμ—ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ μš°λ¦¬κ°€ λ‹Ήμ—°ν•˜κ²Œ ν•  수 μžˆμ—ˆλ˜ 것을 ν•  수 μ—†μ—ˆκ³  λˆ„κ΅°κ°€λŠ” 생계λ₯Ό μ΄μ–΄λ‚˜κ°€κΈ° νž˜λ“  μ΄μœ μ—μ„œμ˜€λ‹€.


    κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ λ§Žμ€ μ‚¬λžŒμ˜ λΆˆλ§Œμ„ λ’€λ‘œ ν•œμ±„ κ°•λ ₯ν•œ μˆ˜λ‹¨μ„ μΌμŒμ—λ„ 연말 μ‹œκΈ°, νŒŒν‹°μ™€ 지인듀을 ν†΅ν•œ κ°μ—ΌμœΌλ‘œ 인해 ν™•μ§„μžμ˜ μˆ˜λŠ” λ”μš± μ¦κ°€ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€. κ·Έ κ²°κ³Ό ν†΅ν–‰κΈˆμ§€1)λΌλŠ” 더 κ°•λ ₯ν•œ μ œν•œμ΄ 생겨 버리고 λ§μ•˜λ‹€. κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ λ§Žμ€ λΆˆνŽΈμ„ κ°μˆ˜ν•˜κ³  μ§€μΈλ“€κ³Όμ˜ 직접적인 ꡐλ₯˜λ₯Ό λ©€λ¦¬ν–ˆλ˜ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ€ κ·œμΉ™κ³Ό κ·œμœ¨μ„ λ¬΄μ‹œν–ˆλ˜ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ— μ˜ν•΄ ν†΅κΈˆμ΄λΌλŠ” 더 μ‹¬ν•œ ꡬ속을 λ‹Ήν•΄μ•Όλ§Œ ν–ˆλ‹€. 이 상황이 μ°Έ μ•„μ΄λŸ¬λ‹ˆν–ˆλ‹€. λ‹€μˆ˜μ˜ μžμœ κ°€ μ§€μΌœμ§ˆ λ•Œ 곧 λ‚˜μ˜ μžμœ λ„ μ§€μΌœμ§€λŠ” 것이라고 μƒκ°ν•˜λŠ” λ‚˜λ‘œμ„œλŠ” 이듀이 λ‚˜λ§Œ μƒκ°ν•˜λŠ” 이기적인 μ‚¬λžŒμœΌλ‘œ λΉ„μΆ”μ–΄μ‘ŒκΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ΄λ‹€.


    λ³Ένˆ¬λΉ„ μ•Όν–‰μ„± 체질인 λ‚˜λ‘œμ„œλŠ” 밀곡기λ₯Ό λ§ˆμ‹œλ©° 집 μ•žμ„ 산책을 ν•˜κ±°λ‚˜ λ„€λœλž€λ“œμ˜ 편의점인 λ‚˜μ΄νŠΈμƒ΅μ— κ°€μ„œ μ•„μ΄μŠ€ν¬λ¦Όμ„ 사 λ¨ΉλŠ” μ†Œμ†Œν•œ 낙을 즐기지 λͺ»ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ–΄μ„œ μ²˜μŒμ—λŠ” ν†΅κΈˆμ„ κ²ͺμœΌλ©΄μ„œ λ‹΅λ‹΅ν–ˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ 이내 곧 이것도 μ΅μˆ™ν•΄μ§€λ©΄μ„œ 미리미리 ν•„μš”ν•œ 것듀을 μ‚¬λ†“λŠ” μŠ΅κ΄€μ„ μ§€λ‹ˆκ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκ³  μ•„μΉ¨ μƒν™œμ„ 더 μ¦κΈ°λŠ” λΆ€μ§€λŸ°μŸμ΄λ‘œ νƒˆλ°”κΏˆν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. 특히 μš”μ¦˜μ€ λͺ¨λ“  μˆ˜μ—…κ³Ό λ―ΈνŒ…λ“€μ΄ 온라인으둜 λŒ€μ²΄ν•  수 있고 온라인 μ‡Όν•‘, 심지어 μž₯ λ³΄λŠ” 것과 μŒμ‹ 배달 μ„œλΉ„μŠ€κ°€ λΆˆνŽΈν•¨ 없이 μ΄μš©ν•  수 있기 λ•Œλ¬Έμ— ꡳ이 밖에 λ‚˜κ°€μ§€ μ•Šμ•„λ„ λΌμ„œ 였히렀 λ‚΄κ°€ 쒋은 μ‹œλŒ€λ₯Ό μ‚΄κ³  μžˆλ‹€λŠ” 것을 체감 ν•˜λŠ” 쀑이닀. 이 μƒν™œμ΄ λ‹΅λ‹΅ν•˜κΈ°λ³΄λ‹€λŠ” μ¦κΈ°λŠ” μˆ˜μ€€μœΌλ‘œ 도달할 λ•Œμ―€ 깨달은 λ‚˜μ˜ λ†€λΌμš΄ μ§‘μˆœμ΄ 레벨.. ν†΅κΈˆμ΄ μ•Œλ €μ€€ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ λ°œκ²¬μ΄λ‹€.




[2021, 3μ›”]


1) λ„€λœλž€λ“œμ˜ ν†΅ν–‰κΈˆμ§€λŠ” λ°€ 9μ‹œλΆ€ν„° μƒˆλ²½ 4μ‹œ 30λΆ„ κΉŒμ§€ μ™ΈλΆ€ μΆœμž…μ΄ μ œν•œλ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. κ³Όκ±° ν•œκ΅­μ˜ ν†΅κΈˆμ‹œκ°„μ΄ λ°€ 12μ‹œλΆ€ν„° μƒˆλ²½ 4μ‹œκΉŒμ§€ μ˜€λ˜κ±Έ 생각해보면 쑰금 더 이λ₯Έ μ‹œκ°„λΆ€ν„° λ³΄ν–‰ν†΅μ œκ°€ λ˜κ³ μžˆλ‹€.