부산시민공원역사관 내 도입부 천장의 문양을 둘러싼 논란과 기억의 표상

Abstract

This research began from the question over the reason why the ‘Collective Memory’ of the public acts before the clear historical fact. Previous Camp Hialeah, the background of the incident, was a place where the various collective memories existed since the Japanese colonial era until current Busan Citizens Park Museum, as a representative ‘Realms of Memory’ of Busan. Busan Citizens Park Museum was caught up in controversy upon its open, due to the ‘Rising Sun Flag[旭日旗]’ patterns on the ceiling of the History hall in the Park Museum. As the anti-Japan issue was expanded and reproduced by the media, the identity of the public museum was threatened as the controversy was ignited with the conflict of memory. As a Veterans’ organization demanded removal of the pattern of the ceiling, insisting on the historical consciousness of the History Hall of the Park Museum, the issue entered into a long-term conflict. Busan city considered that the only solution for the conflict in the ‘Rising Sun Flag[旭日旗]’ pattern was the historical truth. That was, to break the fictional imagination that the officers’ club was the ticket office during the Japanese colonial era by suggesting the positive material, and to determine no relation between the ‘Rising Sun Flag[旭日旗]’ and the Eighth US army pattern by comparing the two. Nevertheless, the conflict was intensified unexpectedly. The reason was, a difference in the method of interpretation of nationalism, which was the common interest. That is, the organizations who insisted on the maintenance of the ceiling pattern considered the painful memory of the past as the object to overcome, on the contrary, the groups who insisted on the removal of the ceiling pattern had more strong intention to erase the injury of the past. Interesting point is, recollection of ‘Rising Sun Flag[旭日旗]’ pattern was a memory that hurts their position and pride of their organization who insisted on removal, on the other hand, it became a good opp ortunity to show off the power of their unity and identity through the struggle externally. This was originated from the political nature of collective memory. Controversial conflict of memory was barely settled, however it was an important experience in making the public history, furthermore, it suggests a new solution to cure the historical trauma of the public.