Sukjin Kim`s Art world

2021

 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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