The Road

Performance

The 4th PAN Asia

Performance Art Network Asia 2011

Seoul Art Space_Mullae, South Korea

October 18, 2011

Supported by

Arts Council Korea, Seoul Foundation for Arts & Culture, Seoul Art Space_Mullae, Youngdeungpo-gu

I performed at two different venues: one was at Seoul Mullae Hall and the other was at Gowanju Museum of Art in South Korea. These performances are a reflection of my reaction to the unexpected events in lives. That reaction is about the sudden death and accident of my friends, relatives, and well-wishers.

Seoul Art Space_Mullae
October 18, 2011,
Materials: Shaving cream, Razor, Flowers, Toys Car, Bag.








 I sprayed some shaving cream on the floor. Then I took shaving cream from the floor with a razor and rubbed the shaving cream on my face. Then I placed some toy cars on the floor covered with shaving cream. I broke the cars one after another. Then I kept some flowers in that place. I hold a bouquet on my chest for a few minutes. I used some sound effects recorded from street for the performance

Gwangju Museum of Art
October 22, 2011
Materials: Flowers, Toys( Snow and Flutes), Colorful Ropes

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 I used some colorful ropes. I attached these ropes decorated with flowers, and a Flute (Korean called ‘Piri’, this kind of flute), and gave the audience one end of the rope and some ‘Piri’. I played a ‘Piri’, and the audience played with me that create a sound effect. I walked playing the ‘Piri’ and kept flowers after some steps. At last, I stopped playing and broke ‘Piri’, and then I sprayed snow all over the place.