Performance
A Song for Dictée
Performed at Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Immatériel Live!, curated by Monika Kin Gagnon and hosted by Cheryl Sim.
The event was presented by DHC/ART at Phi Centre.
Artist sings a song in Korean, after reading its English-translation from a book 'Dictée'. She then sings the song again, feeding her mouth with multiple sheets of fabric that had French translation on, which eventually block her voice to come out.
Couleurs (Colours)
This work deals with colour as social identity and as a metaphor for the struggles of visible minorities in Western society.
Somewhat humorous yet aggressive, the work creates discomfort raising questions on colour as metaphor for race and discrimination, as well as the notion of shame and struggle that a visible minority has to undergo.
A Move to Cast Away
Artist walked downtown Kelowna with her wig from her exhibition ‘Once Upon Camellia Blossoms’. The wig carried over 80 origami blossoms that were folded by viewers during the gallery exhibition. These origami blossoms were transplated in random spots in downtown Kelowna. Upon reaching water, artist unfolded the last blossom to refold it into a paper boat, which was casted away as a simbol for hope.
i is for confidence
Performed in CAFKA. 09: Veracity
In the pursuit for confidence, artist walked on the street wearing a helmet, on which ten giant alphabet pillows spelling out the word ‘confidence’ were attached. Viewers were later invited to wear the helmet for photo shoots.
I Scream Minjihee
Artist walked downtown Montreal screaming "I scream Minjihee", and shared ice cream bars to street by passers. The cart she was pulling had hundred of ice cream bars, on which her name in Korean was scribbled in cocoa powder.
Visual Language
camera, make-up, video-projector
Live-feed projector was showing artist’s make-up session, during which she powdered her tongue and wrote ‘visual’ on it.
Mini-Mes
Artist performed with her mini-selves, which crawled on the floor in the projected video frame.
I am
Medium: 200 slides, three slide projectors
Artist stated her identity through the control of three slide projectors.
The Bean Project
Thousands of black eye peas were tinted and drew on to be planted on Florentine street.
These beans, as artist's remains, would eventually grow and purify the polluted air of the city after her departure.
Bubblegum in Seoul
Gum was introduced to Korea by American soldiers during Korean War.
Artist tapped on lumps of pink bubblegum to flatten out the mass. She used dadimi, a traditional Korean ironing device, to express her ongoing struggle between the American dream and her Korean traditions.