On Jejudo, the largest South Korean island protesters are not only against the increased military presence in the region, but also the destruction of the rock form called Gureombi: a sacred community prayer site, and an ecologically sensitive area containing fresh water springs and hundreds of animal and plant species… A trail system that once provided access to the entirety of the rock, now leads to a tiny remaining strip of Gureombi between the military base and a nearby resort. Community activists have remained vigilant to keep this small part of the rock safe from encroachment on either side. One of these activists is a catholic priest named Father Mun, who is a leading voice against the United States military presence in South Korea. Each day he sings a simple protest song to the military base that goes: 'Peace, Gangjeong, Gureombi, our love.'

Yoon’s camera follows a young man from Jejudo up the trail, past tourists and resort workers, to an outcrop where he too sings Father Mun’s song. But instead of singing to the remaining exposed part of Gureombi, he bypasses the concrete layer of militarism, and through an improvised device sings beneath the waves to a part of the rock that is only affected by geologic time.

– Jesse Birch