Conversation with a Forest(MIMC)
The Song of the Wind
The thinking behind this work seeks to connect a forest in Jeju Island, Korea, and a forest in
Scotland. To symbolise this connection/conversation between the two forests; this work borrows
and adapts KIME – shamanic ritual paper craft symbolically used as liminal entities that mediated
between the spiritual and material worlds in the shamanic tradition of Jeju Kut. The work eschews
KUT’s religious connotation, however, but retains its notion of animism exploring separate, yet,
connected themes of Being, Healing and Truth Seeking through pan psychic possibility – could
the spirit potential of one forest awaken the spirit of another?
On set up day we hung the fabric screen and KIME from trees in the forest. In doing so it was our
way of knocking on the forest’s door and introducing ourselves.
The fifirst day consisted of a multi media mixed live art performance. A projected film screened in
the forest. Maro (a traditional Jeju percussion collective) connecting their hopes and wishes
through the medium KIME with myself receiving them through paper craft on the hill beneath the
forest. An enchanted (green lit) live performer, Ritti Soncco, symbolises the forest spirit
awakening and welcoming the wind song from Jeju Island. The conversation begins. A live KIME
flag performance, mirrored on screen from Jeju Island, is followed by the sound of wind. The
forest becomes a stage. An aerial silk performance to dithyrambic rhythms of Jeju drums until the
wind blows away.
Designed to evoke intuitive, visceral triggers, the second night brought an almost templesque feel
to the imposing white screen and KIME hanging in the forest dark. Rain adds to the sound as the
wind blows images of the previous night’s performers (and KIME participating audience) inside the
original film.
Artist: Sukjin Kim
Collaborators: Haein Song, Maro
Music: Maro
Performers: Ritti Soncco, Sukjin Kim
Kime produced by: Youjung Lee
Stage setting and rigging: Edward Growden
Media
The Song of the Wind film / 10m 38s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTD0de-pSMc&ab_channel=SukjinKim
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