'In Dialogue' - Opening Event
In Dialogue: 21 May - 4 June 2016
Space One, Seoul서울시 용산구 신흥로 95-9 (신흥시장 내부)
I arrived in Seoul city on May 19th and made my way to Yongsan-gu. Space One is situated in the centre of an old indoor market at the top of a steep hill and in close proximity to Namsan Tower (the highest point in the city).
At our closing event on June 4, I will show a video installation which will be the result of the work made in the space over the next 2 weeks.
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The area of Yongsan-Gu. The market entrance is on the left, just beyond the blue shop front.
 I found some wood and boards that could be used to organise the collections of cutouts I had brought from home. The beams had been painted by a previous resident and were helpful in moving the boards around the space... |
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| A local business near the entrance of the old market where Space One is located |
I have now positioned all my found images on these three large boards ready for the opening event. I will be using the space as a studio - creating collages that will be edited into a video piece. I will be juxtaposing British print material brought from home with the surroundings and by seeking inspiration from the local environment I intend to capture something of the city in my film.
Visitors can enter the space whilst I am working, to observe and engage from Tuesday - Friday (17:00-19:00) and Saturday 28th May (12:00-17:00). The closing event will take place on June 4 (18:00-20:00).
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| The view from the rooftop at Space One |
For the opening event, Space One hosted a rooftop film screening of Faces of Seoul by Gina Kim.
It is a cut-up collection of documentary footage with English language narration by the artist and Korean subtitles. We watched it as the sun went down and I noted one statement (although I found it all inspiring)...
"They don't take pictures because they are happy. They are happy because they take pictures"
More information on the exhibition can also be found in this art guide:
https://www.dodooba.com/guide_details.php?ref_id=3019&feature_type=0