Making
Pungmul Chabi 風物差備
2022
[Pungmul Chabi 風物差備]
The Gayageum is a Korean zither-like string instrument. When exposed to the breeze from an electric fan, its strings resonate and produce sound. Though calm and composed on the outside, the many sounds emerging from within evoke the inner lives of women in the past.
“Pungmul Chabi” refers to female musicians who performed in spaces off-limits to men during the Joseon Dynasty. Here, “pung” means “wind,” and “mul” means “object.” Additionally, “pung” can mean “music,” so “pungmul” refers to musical instruments.
I view the [Pungmul Chabi] I created as something akin to an automatic musical instrument.
☞ archive video
The Gayageum is a Korean zither-like string instrument. When exposed to the breeze from an electric fan, its strings resonate and produce sound. Though calm and composed on the outside, the many sounds emerging from within evoke the inner lives of women in the past.
“Pungmul Chabi” refers to female musicians who performed in spaces off-limits to men during the Joseon Dynasty. Here, “pung” means “wind,” and “mul” means “object.” Additionally, “pung” can mean “music,” so “pungmul” refers to musical instruments.
I view the [Pungmul Chabi] I created as something akin to an automatic musical instrument.
☞ archive video