“Projecting the DMZ” exhibition catalog brings Dongsei Kim’s novel research on the DMZ between North and South Korea. Focusing on the projective nature of architectural design, Dongsei’s compelling analysis of the DMZ—one of the last remaining Cold War borders—examines how architects can reimagine existing concepts and representations of the nation-state through interrogating its borders.

The exhibition catalog includes a variety of media, including maps, animations, manifestos, and temporary installations produced by Dongsei over the years. They all vividly illustrate and tell a story of how the impenetrable DMZ can be deconstructed and reconstructed across spatial scales. This framework further transforms the existing DMZ into a series of plastic components that become productive ingredients for imagining alternative scenarios for this contested territory.