Blogging again with more pics

Cho Juhyun, curator from the Museum and Erlend (checking out the space) and myself.


Dancing dancing at club Via!!

Back in Seoul

So I've been back a few days already, and having a great time of course. First night was spent out with Mr. Dollars and some of his partners in crime. The following day started with a very good fish dinner at a lovely restaurant in Hongdae before we went on to the Loft 2 where lots of the 195-gang was gathered. This also included newcomer Steve who's been visiting Jooyoung for the last few days. Much lovely wine and North Korean beer. Also took an amazing photograph of Steve and our good friend the Janitor aka Security Camera Guy. Then went on to a very small bar that I would never be able to find again. The others then headed off to a club, but I opted for an early night and headed back home to make sure I wouldn't mess up my attempt to get on Korean time by staying out until 8 am and being back on perfect Norwegian time. The heat hasn't been helping either, today it's apparently 34 degrees and 80% humidity. Phew.

Went by the Seoul Museum the other day, everything was in full swing with putting up walls etc. Our space is a big corner space with an opening in one corner, so we actually have four walls. Very nice. A couple of spaces down they were building a very cool-looking many-shaped wooden room that will be very interesting to see what will be used for. The show is called "Where Euclid Walked" and I don't really know much about it yet. Haven't seen the artist list or anything, but I'm sure it will be good.

Bleh. I remember there being lots of stuff I was going to write about but sweatdrop by wretched sweatdrop this heat is draining my brain of all energy and wit.

The Native Gaze, interview

The interview with some of the participants in the Residency Project made by Benjamin Kaplan of The Native Gaze is published HERE.

Part two

So dear friends, how is it going now for part 2? Guess you are very busy installing and hanging out. Good luck and we look forward to hearing all about it. How is the poster? Any photos?

best of the best, jan

Fingers crossed!!

Erlend mentioned something about my possible return to Seoul for the show in August. Unfortunately there is just not enough funding for all of us going to Seoul from different parts of Europe, but I've sent an e-mail to the Swedish Embassy who missed out on the op' to sponsor us last time (and the Norwegian Embassy did a damn good job funding the three Norwegian guys' travel costs). Maybe the Swedish Embassy will pick up on it this time, who knows? Anyway, time is ticking of course and it is highly unlikely in these times of vacations that we'll get the necessary funding. But keep your fingers crossed, I know my hands will be welcomed in building up the structure again and also my participation in the seminar - and miracles do happen! Big virtual kisses in the meantime to you guys for all the great work you are doing! xxx

Fun break and meeting for SeMA show

Off to Valley!! hurray!!

So Yeon, Junho, myself and Oheun Lee (who is currently studying media arts in Geneva AND translating our texts for the publication). we went off the Chungju to visit Junho studio AND to talk about the SeMA show but ended up having a great fun... here are some pics to share.

but we got caught in a heavy rain shower (sorry, no pic to prove). so sadly we had to leave the valley called Yonchue, immediately right in the middle of cooking BBQ.
Finally we ended up cooking BBQ at the Valley Not feared deluge from the water swollen with summer rains.
Over view of an old factory of Junho's father.
Another ouside view!! these are not Kim-chi pots (acutally sea-salt pots) in the picture.
Inisde view!
Another inside view. apparently, some part of this factory used to a Jimjilbang ran by someone.
Yeonhee-Dong web-flyer is next the UCLA's faculty poster in junho's studio!!
This a little pretty house in the enterance of the old factory of juho's father. also oneday Junho wants to turn the factory into artist resideny place.

Busy busy viking ship in the middle of the city. girs are screaming but the viking ship-owner guy is smiling endlessly!!

Junho's Chungju art studio.





Quick shot of the our future space (not with this partition in the middle for sure)at the Seoul Musum of Arts, meeting with curator went well. i will post further info soon.



outside of the Museum!!
More the celebration plants (for Power) outside of the bbq place i found from the city of Chungju at night.

Poster: The photo collage (preview)

Whoa. There it's done. It was a bit of work, heavy on the computer. I am cross-eyed from the constant zooming and organizing the hundreds of layers and going through more than a thousand photos. This is just a low-res preview for all of you to see, mind the fact that you cannot zoom in on the smallest parts, but they will all be fine on the HUGE poster that Bjørn is preparing for Seoul Museum of Art (opening August 23). Hope you like it.

Coming back to Seoul!!!

I don't know if anyone's still reading this thing, but I just bought my tickets to come back to Seoul next month! Hurray!

Will be there from Aug 17- 27. Will work on the Seoul Museum of Art show and some other meetings. Feels weird, but great, to be going back so soon.

Here's hoping Power will be coming along too!

And looking forward to seeing everyone again!

The Last finishing off!!

Jinjoo came to pick up her radio station gadgets the other day and finished off the painting back to white in the small room. thank you Jinjoo!!
We popped in security gear guy's office afterwards!! I found this poster on the wall!! It looks great specially with the celebration plants from The Korea National Housing Corporation.

My appreciation

Dear everyone,

I would just like to say thank you for your collaboration, generousity, hospitality and enthusiasm. Even after our departure from Seoul, I have enjoyed following the blog and appreciated all your kind words and poetry! Even seeing all the collaborative labour that you have put into the de-installation of the exhibition makes me happy. I have been happy to see so many people become friends. This has all been very inspiring.

It is interesting to see how we all have been able to realize the full potential and effect of our intense time together only afterwards - I am thinking of all your blog greetings and the entries by Power and Erlend, which represent insight and appreciation that could only be understood after stepping back from the social maelstrom which we were part of during the Yeonhee-dong project.

I'd say that this trip to Seoul was one of the best times of my life. It was hectic and hard, but it was so much fun, wonderful people and friends, amazing food, endless nights, saunas, hotels, parties, more food, work, meetings, encounters, shopping and much more.

I hope that we will somehow all be able to meet again somewhere soon... let's all keep in touch.

I will finish a preface and the photo collage (with Bjørn) for the poster-publication. Then I am going to follow the preparations to the Seoul City Museum-project. I am sure that you will all make more out of that than we ever managed to do in three weeks in Yeonhee-dong!

Thank you everybody.

Always, Jan

Deinstalling: Part 4 final!!

Deinstalling: Part3

Deinstalling: Part2

Deinstalling: Part1

Sooho, Junho, Junho's painter friend, Taeeun, Taeeun's friend and Changhyun (Daniel) came to help us to deinstall the whole show....and our neighbor (security gear guy) joined later eve to clean up. reall really thank you for all of your help!! esp security gear guy cos he arranged taking the bricks away for Junho and he is also keeping the MDF boards and trestles in his storage for next show in case we might need them. isnt it sounds perfect collaboration?!