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Harriet chats with Jennifer about her Great Aunts creating a shared space to grow old in the intense energy of New York City and putting in the labour to document the everyday moments. Check out Jennifer’s piece “New York Grandmas” in choa magazine’s Volume 3: Aging in Place.

Song Credit: Another girl, 김현정, 공유마당, 자유이용

Mirae chats with Lily about aging alongside house plants, viewing the world through the perspective of “tree supremacy,” and the intricate hands-on process of her paper diorama. Check out Lily’s piece “Living in House Plant Time” in choa magazine’s Volume 3: Aging in Place.

Song Credit: Another girl, 김현정, 공유마당, 자유이용

Harriet chats with Juliana about end-of-life rituals, death, and family history, her approach to photographing legacy portraits, and the cultural practice of jesa. Check out Juliana’s piece “We are all going to die” in choa magazine’s Volume 3: Aging in Place.

Song Credit: Another girl, 김현정, 공유마당, 자유이용

Harriet chats with Ji-Youn about what jip-bab means to her, contextualizing her rage and grief, and discomfort with bringing ancestral practices to stolen land. This chat was recorded before publishing Grace Gittelman’s piece “Don’t Get Your Hand Stuck in the Kimchi Jar” and its theme of grief. Check out Grace’s piece in choa magazine’s Volume 2: 집밥 — JIP-BAB.

Song Credit: Another girl, 김현정, 공유마당, 자유이용

Mirae chats with Subin on jip-bab as an intimate yet communal sharing, food as an artistic exploration, and cooking as the best gift of care. Check out Subin’s illustration for the cover of choa magazine’s Volume 2: 집밥 — JIP-BAB.

Song Credit: Another girl, 김현정, 공유마당, 자유이용

Harriet chats with Michelle and Sena on their first impressions of each other’s piece, Korean food cravings and sentiments behind them, and what kind of halmoni they wish to be in the future. Check out Michelle and Sena’s “Welcome Home” on choa magazine’s Volume 2: 집밥 — JIP-BAB.

Originally published on IGTV on December 2021.

Song Credit: Another girl, 김현정, 공유마당, 자유이용