About Nokha
NOKHA (Nokha.org) is a music installation in which the sounds interact with the spatial disposition of the “audience” in the installation.
Fragments of pre-composed music will be played at predetermined points as and when the visitors will coincidentally or haphazardly arrive at them.
This project is inspired by the beautiful hanok in Gahoedong, which is one of the last traditional hanoks in Seoul preserved in its entirety, with hopes to bring awareness of the loss of authentic hanoks in South Korea.
Composer Jee Soo Shin
“Jee Soo Shin is a Korean composer who currently splits her time between London and Seoul. Beginning her musical journey as a child, Jee Soo went on to study at Seoul National University, followed by an MA at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and a PhD at the University of Southampton, England where she studied with Michael Finnissy.
While educated in the works of legendary composers Jee Soo refuses to stay within the boundaries of conventional composition. Instead her work crosses into the realms performance art, sonic interpretation, and John Cage’s helter skelterlike avant garde experiments. Yet perhaps the most important detail is that Jee Soo’s work is contemporary and therefore relevant to the world outside of art, approaching the environments that we swirl around within from a composer’s perspective, and creating bold work derived from these experiences.”
text by Dann Gaymer
Production crew
Jaewoo Joung Engineer at Mando Hella Electronics Korea
Ian Park IT consultant at NDS UK
Performers
Eun Ja Youn geomungo
Principal geomungo at Seongnam Municipal Troop of Korean Traditional Performing Arts
Sooah Lee violin
Lecturer at Chonbuk National University and Jeonju Art High School
Sin Gyu Hwang flute
Prix de Perfectionnement at C.R.R. de Rueil-malmaison
Chris Jaewoong Yang toy piano
Lecturer at Sun Wha Art School and Anyang Art High School
The tour
Seoul April 21 2012 7:00 pm
31-79 Gahoe-dong
Jeonju May 11 2012 7:00 pm
Jeonju Hanok Living Experience Center
Hamyang May 12 2012 7:00 pm
263-1, Gaepyeong-ri, Jigok-myeon
Duration 50 minutes
Information 010 3488 9842
Admission free
Sponsors David & Jade Kilburn, MyungGaWon
Supported by kahoidong.com, Jeonju Hanok Living Experience Centre
Links:
- Nokha.org, the project’s official website
- kahoidong.com, the official website of the campaign for Seoul’s hanoks in Bukchon and elsewhere
- Composer, campaigner put hanok to song, Korea Herald, 17 April 2012
- Jee Soo Shin’s website
You must be logged in to post a comment.