Questions…

This last week, my work has been subjected to the delighted musings, scowling glares and vacant expressions that commonly accompany the art that I produce.
And so, for anyone who is interested in my responses to the common questions I have been asked, I have written down the answers.  Not in order to inform or educate, [...]

This makes me feel all kinds of funny…

This artist is amazing, and was also a resident at Changdong. I really want to meet him, but missed his exhibition… I guess I have to kick in those networlding skills.
I have found myself staring at this picture for most of this evening. This, and the others like it.
I went to an exhibition on the [...]

Korea Quiz

Thanks Chris for this entertaining Quiz.  I never do quizes. But this tickled my Fancy.
I only scored a B (17 out of 30).  And some of the questions I misinterpreted. But it was fun.
1. There are several franchises of convenience stores quite popular and visible around Korea. Name three of them that don’t have a [...]

Lesson 4: Man Chom Cheong San

I feel dreadful. Nathan has given me some kind of headache/neck/ache/depressed virus. I was going to be productive today, I really was.
I had my fourth lesson, my teacher has decided it’s time for me to learn a new piece.  This one makes Sarangga sound like ‘Three Blind Mice’.
First, I’ll post the video demonstration by Oh [...]

Everland

Everland Resort :: Land of festival for 365 days!.
So, it doesn’t quite fit with my action plan for my installation. But there is no way that I am missing out on Everland.  I have never been, and Theme Parks are pretty much my favorite thing.
I just wish I had film for my camera.
Also, I am [...]

Japan… kind-of

Preface
Some posts are never meant to be finished.  This I am convinced of.  I have about 6 or 7 in my drafts folder.  Whenever I am interrupted, or fail to complete a post, I invariably become depressed, and fail to write for days, or even weeks.  But I have decided to celebrate this phenomenon, and [...]

Things that went wrong today:

This is the day before our performance of the Modern Dance Festival Showcase is scheduled to open.
I had to stay up till 2am to hang out my washing, because I do not know how to make the cycle less than 90 minutes.
Consequently, I overslept.
I was not organised or motivated enough to get ready to leave [...]

One Month In…

So, I have missed out on a ‘One Month In’ post by one day, but it only just occurred to me to write one.  I won’t recap. If you’re interested, you can read for yourself.
But these are the things that are on my mind:
I have slowly been working through the essay I am writing on [...]

First Pansori Lesson

I am very excited.
I had my first Pansori class today with Oh Min Ah, of the National Changgeuk Theater Of Korea.  I met her for the first time this morning at The National Theatre on the slopes of green Namsan Mountain.  She is probably one of the most adorable Korean women I have met. And [...]

Weekend In The Mountains

We spent this weekend at Songnam Stars Valley.

We were told that this weekend we would be participating in an ‘improvised performance’, and we were not told much more than that.

It turns out that Songnam Stars Valley is an observatory in the mountains, about 40 minutes to the north of Seoul.  The observatory is [...]