본 논문은 고려인 작가 우가이 알렉산더를 통해 고려인의 문화적 혼종성과 현 세대의 입장을 검토하고, 그의 작품에 담긴 ‘유라시아 코즈모폴리터니즘(Eurasia Cosmopolitanism)’을 파악하는 것이 목적이다. 여기서 ‘유라시아 코즈모폴리터니즘’은 국가와 민족을 초월해 스스로를 세계시민으로 인식하는 한편, 포스트 소비에트에서의 삶을 살며 복합적인 유라시아 문화를 보유하게 된 역설적 상황을 의미한다. 시간에 관심을 두는 우가이는 특히 과거와 미래가 어떻게 상호 영향을 끼치는지, 이러한 흐름 속에 현실이 어떻게 변형되는지에 대해 탐구한다. 한편, 조모와아버지의 삶을 통해 소비에트에 대해 간접 경험한 작가는 작품을 통해 현대 고려인의 복잡다단한 정체성을 나타낸 점에서 중요하다. 더욱이‘ 유라시아 문화’와 민족성에 함몰되지 않은‘ 노마딕 과거’의 경험은 그의 작품에 코즈모폴리턴적 감각을 관류하게 하였다.
궁극적으로 우가이는 작품을 통해 그간 중앙아시아의 객체로 머물던 고려인의처지를 벗어나 스스로를 코즈모폴리턴으로 내세우며 주체적인 삶을 예고한다. 본논고는 우가이의 작품을 통해 현대의 고려인을 둘러싼 환경을 이해하고, 그들에게내재된 다층적인 정체성을 살펴본 점에서 의미가 있을 것이다
This paper aims to examine the cultural hybridity of the Koryoin and the position of the current generation through Ugay Alexander, a Koryoin artist, and to understand the 'Eurasia Cosmopolitanism' in his work. Here, 'Eurasia Cosmopolitanism' refers to a paradoxical situation that transcends nations and peoples and in which Ugay recognizes himself as a global citizen while living in the post Soviet Union and possessing a sophisticated Eurasian culture. Ugay, who is often concerned with time, mainly explores how the past and the future interact with each other. On the other hand, for the artist who indirectly experienced the Soviet era through the life of his grandmother and father it was essential to show the multilayered identity of the modern Koryoin through his work. Moreover, the ‘nomadic past,’ which was not engrossed in ethnicity, and ‘Eurasian culture’ appeared a cosmopolitan atmosphere on his work. Ultimately, Ugay gets rid of the situation of Koryoin, who have stayed as objects of Central Asia, positioning himself as cosmopolitan through his work. This paper understands the environment surrounding the modern Koryoin through Ugay's work and examines their inherently multilayered identity.
This paper aims to examine the cultural hybridity of the Koryoin and the position of the current generation through Ugay Alexander, a Koryoin artist, and to understand the 'Eurasia Cosmopolitanism' in his work. Here, 'Eurasia Cosmopolitanism' refers to a paradoxical situation that transcends nations and peoples and in which Ugay recognizes himself as a global citizen while living in the post Soviet Union and possessing a sophisticated Eurasian culture. Ugay, who is often concerned with time, mainly explores how the past and the future interact with each other. On the other hand, for the artist who indirectly experienced the Soviet era through the life of his grandmother and father it was essential to show the multilayered identity of the modern Koryoin through his work. Moreover, the ‘nomadic past,’ which was not engrossed in ethnicity, and ‘Eurasian culture’ appeared a cosmopolitan atmosphere on his work. Ultimately, Ugay gets rid of the situation of Koryoin, who have stayed as objects of Central Asia, positioning himself as cosmopolitan through his work. This paper understands the environment surrounding the modern Koryoin through Ugay's work and examines their inherently multilayered identity.
