Life on a Crane

In 2011, Jinsuk Kim, a union
organizer and former shipyard
worker in South Korea,
climbed to the top of a 35
metre high crane to protest
massive lay-offs. The crane
she climbed up was No. 85; a
number that became symbolic,
appropriated by supporting
artists, activists and civilians
who together formed the ‘Hope
Bus movement’. During the 309
days of her action, Kim recorded
her view of the burgeoning
movement from where she
stood as well as the day-to-day
mundanity of her life on the
crane. This video document,
taken by herself while she
was living and protesting on
the crane, allows us a glimpse
into the possibility of a place
where action and subsistence
are inseparable, where life –
living, enlivening, resilience
– overcomes the temptation to
submit oneself to a conventional
logic of winning or loosing.

Organization: City of Women; In
collaboration with: Squat Exercise Collective, Revolting Women Social Workers,
Azil Bookshop.
Supported by: EU Culture.