Korean nights

Neon Supercentre

Shop / Neon Supercentre / Video Art for Ad Agency Foyer from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

L is for Luminous

Seoul sect

Seoul Sect from gaetoe on Vimeo.

There are numerous neon signs in Seoul. They have their own unique style. Red and white cross are one of typical (neon) signs in Seoul. many motels and entertainment places show off their cheesy style. They make Seoul vigorous and alive at night. Listen to the sound of neon signs in Seoul.

Luminous Flux

Luminous Flux from the macula on Vimeo.

Mapping during 100 years anniversary of the Liver Building and grand opening of New Museum of Liverpool.

文字圖 : The Korean folk letter painting

The Korean Folk Letter Painting (문자도, Munja-do, lit. Character Drawing, also known as 꽃글씨, Ggeotgeulssi, lit. Flower Calligraphy) is a type of Korean Folk painting (Min-Hwa, 민화). The genre originated during the Jeoson dynasty in the 18th and 19th centuries. In Folk Letter painting, Chinese characters are drawn, usually in black, and then richly ornamented with symbols pertaining to the meaning of the calligraphied Chinese characters.

Notice the recurring symbols: Carp for filial piety (Carps lay a great number of eggs and therefore symbolize fertility, a key point of filial piety is to be able to have a large offspring, preferably male, to keep the name and bloodline of your ancestors alive), Dragons for Loyalty (The Dragon is a symbol of the King), Wild Geese for loyalty (Geese, like ducks were supposed to be loyal to their mate even after its death), etc,etc...

It has also been reused in contemporary art. 

RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER

He is one of my favorite media artists. His creative works are much more than just fun.

1000 Platitudes
1,000 Platitudes is a large-scale photographic intervention project. It is comprised of photomontages and a video with 1,000 words or expressions commonly used to promote globalised cities to potential investors, such as "open", "modern", "clean", "multicultural" and "cosmopolitan"

Eye Contact

Eye Contact is the first piece of the Shadow Box series of interactive displays with a built-in computerized tracking system. This piece shows eight hundred simultaneous videos of people lying down, resting. As soon as a public member is detected, his or her presence triggers the miniature video portraits to wake up