So, the ‘R’ lost a god (2009.12)

So, the ‘R’ lost a god (2009.12)

Animation/Color/Sound on/No language/0:06:12

Story

A long time ago existed the ‘R’: archetypical humans who had pure spirit and simple shape. They lived in peace with their god the ‘Snake’. One day, a ‘Monster’ appears in their world and harasses the ‘R’. The ‘R’s feel anger and sorrow, so they ask their god the ‘Snake’ for power. With this power, they can have their revenge against the ‘Monster’ and take his body as a trophy. Afterwards, when the ‘Snake’ comes to the ‘R’s world, it sees that the ‘R’s have changed form to resemble the ‘Monster’. They demand more power from the ‘Snake’ and cling to its’ breasts, which rip from the god’s body. Thus, the ‘R’s lose their god.

Commentary

This story is about the changing nature of human life. I want to show a situation in which civilization is assaulting the primitive: civilization is rebelling against their god, in the form of spirit of nature, and humanity holds the ambition to usurp god’s authority. The short animation resembles a fantasy, but it actually attempts to express a reality using metaphor as myth.

The big brother, who is that? (2008.9)

The big brother, who is that? (2008.9)

Film/Mono/Sound on/No language/0:01:58

Story

When a frame for silk screen print came away from the monitor, Lee Myung-bak, a Korean president’s face will come out to the screen. And as soon as he mumbled some speaking which unable to understand, water with hose deleted his face. Behind of the face there are so many swear wards about Lee Myung-bak and this texts change to civil protesters who make bee sounds.

Commentary

In Seoul, 2008 there was big protest movement about rejecting import “the mad cow” from USA. Korean government didn’t ask people’s opinion and didn’t give exact information about importing cow. Many people were angry especially the incident of shooting water with hose to peaceful protesters. Also many netizens spoke ill of Lee Myung-bak on the internet and took so many photos in protest scene of violence situation between riot police (they were also just young age nation’s army of duty) and citizen. I wanted make art work about tension of two powers. One is power of the state which existed from ancient time, other is new generation’s power of internet that reacts quickly about new situation and hide personal name. The two powers keep watch each other. Big brother in contemporary world divided the function. Even old power tried to make obey people, unspecified individuals can be strong observer for their right.