Programs
[Writers in Conversation] Thumb-Typed Literature
Creation tools have changed in various ways throughout history. Works passed down orally have been written with pencil and pen, with typewriters, with old and new computers and laptops, and even now with smartphones. What does this shift make us 'see,' and what does it keep us from 'seeing'? How do the strange, elaborate, crude, and characteristic facets of these tools exist while either opening or covering our eyes? Not only have they brought about subtle changes in the mental realm, such as efficiency during the creative process and the gradual quickening of pace that energizes the writer, but they have also allowed us to ‘see’ different things. This may be a slightly eerie and mysterious hypothesis, but if we could only write using our phones, what would we expand or shrink? What sorts of things should we think about in order to see things that were invisible and to better see what can be seen? Yumi Fuzuki, Woo Dayoung, and Haena Sung, who are presenting their own experimental texts in this digital environment, will discuss ‘creative tools’ in this age of social media. • Language: Korean, Japanese