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Decoding Scape / Artist Statement
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Decoding Scape
 
 
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°æ°ü°øÇÐÀÚÀÎ °­¿µÁ¶´Â ±Ù´ë ÀÌÈÄ, ¹Ù¶÷°ú ž翡 ÀÇÇØ ¼ø°£¿¡ µå·¯³ª´Â ÁÖ°üÀû ¾Æ¸§´Ù¿òÀ» °¡¸®Å°´Â ¡®Ç³°æ¡¯À̶ó´Â ¾ð¾îº¸´Ù, ±ÕÀϼº°ú µî°¡¼ºÀ̶ó´Â ¼¼°è °øÅëÀÇ ÇØ¼®À» Àû¿ëÇÑ °´°üÀû Çü»óÀ» ÀǹÌÇÏ´Â ¡®°æ°ü¡¯À̶ó´Â ¾ð¾î°¡ µæ¼¼Çß´Ù°í ¸»ÇÑ´Ù. ÀÚ¿¬À» ¼ÒÅëÀÇ ´ë»óÀ¸·Î º¸Áö ¾Ê°í ÀνÄÀÇ ´ë»óÀ¸·Î ¹Ù¶óº¸´Â °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ³ª´Â dz°æÀ̶õ ´«¿¡ º¸ÀÌ´Â ´ëÁöÀÇ ¸ð½ÀÀ» ÁöĪÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ±×°ÍÀ» °è±â·Î ¿ì¸® ³»¸é¿¡¼­ ÀϾ´Â À̹ÌÁö Çö»óÀ̶ó°í »ý°¢ÇÑ´Ù. ³ª´Â ³»°¡ ¹Ù¶óº» dz°æÀÌ ¸» °É¾î Áֱ⸦ ±â´Ù¸®¸ç ±× dz°æÀ» Çѱۿ¡ ±âÃÊÇÑ ³ªÀÇ ¾ð¾î·Î ÇØ¼®ÇÏ¿© Çʸ§¿¡ ±â·ÏÇÔÀ¸·Î½á ¼ÒÅëÀ» ½ÃµµÇÑ´Ù.
 
 
ÀÌÁ¤·Ï / 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Decoding Scape
 
According to Heidegger, language is ontological and not a tool invented for human communication. In other words, speech is not a system of symbols devised and agreed by humans to serve the purpose of communication but is the house of being where objects reveal their existence and exist within.
Walter Benjamin had also stated language is not exclusive to humans but that it belongs to all matters (beings). He claimed object is created and recognized by ¡®speaking¡¯ it. In his views, finding its linguistic essence and ¡®naming¡¯ it revealed the name itself and allowed communication among object, nature and human.
 
Hunminjeongeum or Hangeul is the letters and language of Korean people, and historically it was created by combining the philosophy of yin-yang and 5 energies (eumyang-ohaeng) as well as the 3 elements theory (samjaeron). Firstly, consonant alphabets are derived from 5 basic consonants representing the 5 energies; ¤¡ (wood), ¤¤ (fire), ¤± (soil), ¤µ (metal) and o (water). Secondly, vowels are made from 3 basic vowels representing the 3 elements; . (heaven), ¤Ñ (earth) and l (human). Then the three are combined together following the rules of universe. Thirdly, hanguel takes 3 single alphabets for initial (heaven), medial (human), and final (earth) sounds then combine them to form a single letter which too is based on the 3 elements theory. Thus the notion of yin-yang, 5 energies and 3 elements are incorporated into every letter in Hangeul and it is the only alphabetic system in the world that can explain why its vowels and consonants are shaped the way they are.
 
Korean philosopher Yu Yeong-mo interprets Korean consonants as follows. ¡®¤¡¡¯ is a shape showing something being lowered down from above, meaning seed of life descending from heaven. That is why Korean word for holy (°Å·è georuk) and sword (°Ë geom) start with ¡®¤¡¡¯. ¡®¤¤¡¯ holds the meaning of accepting something obediently. ¡®¤±¡¯ is the beginning and root of the language, and all words related to the mouth, such as drinking and speaking in Korean begin with ¡®¤±¡¯. Meanwhile ¡®¤µ¡¯ takes the form of person standing on two feet, dynamic and lively. Humans are the only being on earth that hold their head high towards the sky, and the letter implies humansneedtofollowtheheavenandobeytheearth.Thisiswhywordslikehuman(»ç¶÷ saram), life (»î sam), breath (¼û sum), sprout (½Ï ssak), seed (¾¾ ssi) all start with the alphabet ¡®¤µ¡¯. As you can see from its shape, ¡®¤·¡¯ is void. This is the origin of time and basis of space. Korean sentence often ends with the term ¡®~ÀÌ´Ù¡¯, a term equivalent to the English verb ¡®be¡¯, and it also begins with alphabet ¡®¤·¡¯. Based on such interpretation, everlasting truth can be explained by just using vowels and consonants of Hangeul. Here is an example.
 
¤± ¤² ¤½ ¤µ (Initials for ¹°, ºÒ, Ç®, »ý¸í meaning water, fire, grass and life)
Water springing from earth meets fire from the sky to become grass, or life (»ý¸í saengmyeong). Heaven meets earth to bear life. The 3 elements of samejaeron.
 
In this project, I intend to see phonetic letters of Hangeul as ideograms and hieroglyphs, in order to unravel meanings of nature from them and communicate. By observing nature, and furthermore empathizing with it, its linguistic essence can be recognized and visualized into Hangeul symbols.
 
For instance, basic consonant ¤± symbolizing soil among 5 energies, becomes ¤² when the top is extended and ¤½ when both sides are expanded. Pile of soil left behind after violent dig ups for development is wrapped with desire of humans. Such desire is expressed with ¡®¤½¡¯, initial letter of the word meaning ¡®to destroy¡¯ (ÆÄ±«ÇÏ´Ù pagoehada) or ¡®to dig up¡¯ (ÆÄÇìÄ¡´Ù pahechida), and the letters swirl around the soil pile as if they are about to swallow the whole thing. Symbol ¡®¼ö¡¯ was used at the barley field. The letter reads as ¡®su¡¯ in Hangeul but here it is more than a letter but is a combination of ¡®l¡¯ (drawing energy from underground), ¤Ñ (accumulating energy on the ground) and ¤µ (producing power of life onto the ground). Then letters ¡®¤±¤²¤½¤µ¡¯ were piled up like a tower at a field full of grass. As explained before, this can be explained as water from ground encountered with fire from heaven to create grass and that through such production of nature humans have built up the civilization. ¡®¤¸¡¯ was used at mud flat, a combination of ¡®¤µ¡¯ representing life (»ý¸í) teeming beneath ¡®¤Ñ¡¯, symbolizing horizon or ground..
 
Light was used to express linguistic features containing complex elements of voice, wave, shape and more. Strobe light was used during long-exposed state so that certain forms will glow with light, and to emphasize the feeling of breath, aura and wave, light smearing effect was used.
 
According to Benjamin, there is no event or object that does not take part in language in both environment of living and non-living. This is because every event or object is fundamentally designed to deliver its own story of mind. However, as language turned into mere arbitrary symbol and method to convey meaning, individual characters were ignored and spiritual, linguistic fundamentals of the object denied as well. Nature has fallen into tools for humans, subject of exploitation. Still when a voice in human language true to its linguistic essence is bestowed upon those voiceless objects, nature will no longer be a subject to be recognized, but be an opponent to communicate with.
 
Landscape engineer Kang Yeong-jo explains since modern times, the word ¡®landscape¡¯ which is an objective view using universal interpretation of uniformity and equivalence had gained power over the word ¡®scenery¡¯ which indicates subjective beauty momentarily created by wind and sun. Nature came to be viewed as a subject of recognition rather than something to communicate with. However I believe scenery is not a word to designate perspective state of the earth but an image phenomenon created inside the humans because of it. I wait for the scenery I see to start the conversation and I try to communicate with it by interpreting the scenery with my own Hangeul-based language and document the result on film.
 
 
Lee, Jeong Lok / 2012
 
 

 
 

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19 Tree of Life - working documentary film °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-24 3822
18 Nabi / Artist Statement °ü¸®ÀÚ 03-23 4645
17 Tree of Life / Artist Statement °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-17 5272
16 Tree of Life - ¼Û¼öÁ¤ °ü¸®ÀÚ 11-06 5735
15 Decoding Scape / ±èÈ­ÀÚ °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-14 6280
14 Decoding Scape / Artist Statement °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-12 5990
13 Tree of Life / Àü½Âº¸ °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-12 6086
12 Tree of Life / ÁÖ¿ë¹ü °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-12 5864
11 Private sacred place / Artist Statement °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-12 5276
10 Mythic Scape / ±è³²Áø °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-12 5218
9 Mythic Scape / ¹Ú¿µÅà °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-12 5433
8 Mythic Scape / Artist Statement °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-12 5278
7 Glocal site / Artist Statement °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-12 5772
6 Aquarium / Áøµ¿¼± °ü¸®ÀÚ 02-12 5553
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