SHAWN KIM


Spiritual 



June 24, 2022 – January 24, 2023
Wooyang Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeongju

September 1 – October 31, 2021
Gwangju Design Biennale

March 31 – April 18, 2021
Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center

Winning Work | ’Art of Tomorrow’ Special Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, 2021
Invited Work | The 13th Gwangju Design Biennale, 2021

Director | Dongwook Ko
Music | Junbo Shim
LED Technical Director | Sangwan Kim
Spatial Design | YunHyuk Chang
EEG Data Scientist | Kyungwon Seo
Graphics | Minho Bae

The artwork uses 'Gut' (Korean Exorcism Music) as a medium to transport the "self" into an unreal world. Visitors' brainwaves, recorded while listening to gut music, are translated into vibrant media art composed of countless particles. This process mirrors the release and resolution stages of a traditional ‘Gut’ ritual.

It interpreted Korean traditional rituals and music in a modern way. Visitors' brain wave data (EEG) was collected in real-time, and the pattern, speed, brightness, and color appear on the LED were changed according to the degree of emotion. EEG data was collected wirelessly in real time through Emotive's insight equipment, and variable values were given to graphics implemented in touchdesigner. Graphics that change in real time are converted into DMX signals through MadMapper and pixel-mapped to LEDs. Before the setup, structures and LEDs were produced by the Unreal Engine, and simulations were made in anticipation of how 2D graphics would be implemented in 3D structures.

#MediaArt #EEG #Interaction #LED #PixelMapping

[Official] Tomorrow’s Art Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Mar 2021

[Official] Spiritual, Google Arts & Culture / Gwangju Design Biennale, Sep 2021

[Official] Spiritual, Gwangju Design Biennale Archive, Sep 2021




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