<Screen, the overlap of traditions and
modern society> is a media artwork
of the
Sulwha Cultural Exhibition celebrating
its 14th anniversary this year.
Just as our ancestors used to enjoy the
changes of scenery as they opened and
closed the Screens and doors in their houses,
utilizing the media wall as media for the "screen"
in downtown we are looking at the traditions,
and we see the modern society from within.
This year was the year that required consolation
more than any other,
Hoping to sympathize with
viewers who are watching through the enormous
Screen in the city and wishing for the
peaceful days to come back to us.
Participating Works Pivotal Tree
The Pivotal Tree has been created as a
modern re-interpretation of the sacred tree,
being a
symbolic object hoping for peace and good
health of the chaotic and insecure modern society.
The main value that the sacred tree possesses is
its 'long vitality' and
'place of communication',
and to grasp this symbolic meaning
it was created as content
that holds the interactive
factor and changes that represent the vitality of a tree.
Irrespective of the surroundings, building lines are
captured as they are on the screen, and
it takes us
by surprise with a sense of reality,
as if there were real trees and an
overwhelming size.
Sulwhasoo X Ambiguous
Dance Company
As Pivotal Tree is a symbolic object hoping
for peace and good health
of the chaotic
and insecure modern society,
the video created with
Sulwhasoo
and Ambiguous Dance Company used
‘Dangsan Ritual’ as a
motif, which is the origin
of Pivotal Tree wishing for the richness
of the
village, and reinterpreted it
with modern choreography and props.
About Author Pivotal Lab
Pivotal Lab is a special project
Group designed
for contest
for Sulwha Cultural Exhibition.
In this project, Director Jang Su Ho
who is the visual art director in charge
of images, Director You Jae Hun who is
the creative art director and a stage
performer, and Director Chu Bong Gill
who is in charge of media, have
gathered to create a media artwork
that converges technique and different
fine arts, bringing re-evaluation of
Korea’s tradition as the topic.