1.
Douglasism
From what I
understand, the Festival will introduce Korea to the artist, Douglas Park, his
work/persona, and other artists he collaborates with. It is supposed to be a
very stimulating and exciting event that will move and challenge the public. Douglas
Park is apparently very charismatic. He works in many fields connected to art –
he is an artist, actor, narrator, writer, and curator. His eccentric
individuality is a stimulus for both other artists he came to work with, and
the people who have the opportunity to see the end result. I am very curious to
see the products of his interactions with other artists, is his personality so
strong that he becomes the main influence, “theme” in the works presented, or
is the product of each collaboration a separate, individual entity? I suppose
it will be a very different experience from just seeing an exhibition of works
done by artists in the same space over a short period of time/ on a similar topic.
2.
Artist introduction
Monika K. Adler, a Polish born artist/filmmaker
that is active in London, England. Her works are connected to the problems of
personal and family history, trauma, things hidden and secrets, things denied,
forgotten, covered up /over; impact of war, conflict, events, social conditions
and political regimes on people’s wellbeing, circumstances, identity and self.
Her iconography and symbolism is considered to be ominous, cryptic, deep and
powerful, personal. Her works are open to provoking interpretation and even
engagement. They are about the false state of security, a cease-fire situation.
Adler’s means of production are mostly undisclosed, she is all in all a very
enigmatic artist. The production has the character of therapeutic actions,
catharsis, exorcism. It is supposed to be a profound experience. She uses other
people as models and actors, and in the process gives them some artistic autonomy,
enables them to express themselves. The finalization of a project might give
the feeling of emptiness, which leads one to start another, and another one.
Her
family history is very complicated, her grandmother was a victim of the
Holocaust, and that influenced Monika Adler greatly. From her early childhood
years, she has been exposed to stories about the horror her family has gone
through. She witnessed the painful death of her family members, which also
influenced her profoundly. Other morbid situations she encountered in life
added to the previous experiences. She isn’t concerned with feminism, although
she doesn’t deny the importance of gender and power politics. Her work is
primal, timeless, pan-human, and universal. The still image photography is characterized
by dialogue, exchange and intimacy, whereas her film works are a full-blown
adventure.
3.
My role
I think that my role in the project will be
mostly to help the artists taking part in it. I am not Korean, but after living
in Korea for almost 5 years, I am able to get things done for me. I know what
surprised me when I first came here, I remember things I didn’t even think of
that posed a problem when moving around Seoul. I want to help the artist
concentrate on the important, artistic part of their stay here, so that they
don’t have to bother too much with the trivial part. I am sure that they will
also need some help when working on the exhibition, materials or other services,
so I will try to utilize my knowledge, and if I lack any, use my other Korean
classmates to help me. J For myself, I want to observe the process of organizing such a
project, observe how artists collaborate. I want to understand what it actually
means to organize such an event, what things one has to think about. I have
seen people organizing exhibitions, but was never really a big part of the
process. And, as our professor said, one day some of us will also become active
artists, and this kind of experience will be worth more than gold to us. I also
plan to make very tasty sandwiches for the hungry among us. J
Dominika Kustosz
1112001, 서양화
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