Hwa Records
About this Artist
Hwa Records is a collective of Korean diasporic artists and healers—Roger Kim, Saewon Oh, C. Ryu, and Kayla Tange—exploring hwa-byung (fire sickness), a folk syndrome where suppressed anger manifests in the body. Through workshops and performances, they address racism, inherited trauma, and the lasting impact of the Korean War and Japanese imperialism. Their performances integrate meditation, storytelling, and musical play to release collective hwa, honoring and letting go of ancestral burdens. Hwa Records has performed at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco and 41 Ross Gallery and received funding from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, among others. They seek to ease the pressures of liminal existence, creating space for healing and transformation.