I'm in Seoul, South Korea for a month working on projects for an exhibition we will have at the end of July. After a lot of getting used to Seoul and understanding the surroundings, we went to Daegu university for a few days to work with the students there. The first day we had a lesson in Sumi Ink painting, and practiced the linework of brushstrokes, amount of water applied to the ink, and creating classic sumi ink imagery.
The next day we did sculpture projects with the Daegu students that had to be site-specific and created in a short amount of time. Our group focused around our friend Minah's route from school to her home every night, and how she was afraid of criminals in the streets. We created a shrine-like monster shield to protect her, equipped with a sharp wooden plank for a knife and a lightbulb to light the way home.
On the side of the road we found a Styrofoam box filled with raw meat in plastic bags. Minah placed the bags alongside our shield, and claimed them as a warning to anyone who would try to harm her.
Daegu was surprisingly a very successful trip, and the first week was a great introduction to life in South Korea!
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