HKPAX: Seo Jungmin's ONE, My Utopia!

Description

Liminality: The holy and religious moment experienced by humans in the space and behaviour normally considered to be taboos.

Seo Jungmin creates her subconscious utopia through Jeollado gut, a traditional ritual performed by shamans in the southwestern region of South Korea. In ONE, My Utopia!, Seo Jungmin confidently interprets her findings from her extensive local research into the ritual.

Her unique perspective takes us to a new level, away from everyday life, finding two fundamental principles: “improvisation” and “repetition”. The improvisational melodies are so sensitive to spatial energy that even the air becomes a musical element, and the process of constantly building structure based on variations resembles the sound world of the traditional ritual, becoming a showcase for Jungmin’s overwhelming artistry.