Soeine Bac

Situated Residencial Program | June 2018

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Residency Programme (June 2018)

Forbidden fruits

Blanca’s dry, rocky landscape with irregular patches of green, and houses in washed-out neutral tones under the bright sun defines its look and texture. The number of abandoned – or merely empty – houses adds political and economical layers. The popular music that echoes through the town up to the hill reminds me that we are in modern times, despite the persistent trace of ancient times. In this interwoven network of different elements of this place, I see ambient, decentralized, irregular patterns of life. These noise-like patterns are shaken and reset by the codified sounds of a church bell. The bell sounds remain as a symbolic reminder, rather than a functional instrument. I am interested in this contrast between the ambient noise of daily activities and the regular bell sounds that silence the noise. As in a musical composition, the bell sound drives our attention to one point, and it feels as if the noise dissolves into the thin, dry air above the mountains. As the bell sounds end, the noise sounds settle on the town as if they were particles of dust softly and invisibly falling to the ground. My sound art performance is an artistic interpretation of this soundscape of Blanca. I take space to be an extension of my bodily organs and use it as an instrument to make sound and bodily movement.

BIO 

Is a visual artist who studied Interactive Art, since then, improvisation has been at the heart of her work, pursued graduate studies in London, focusing on intuitive understanding in attaining the intention of art; improvisation soon became her method for merging visual art and dance.

 She was then invited to present her work in Canada, Portugal, Switzerland, and Sweden. In 2015 and 2016, Soyoung performed in the Seoul International Improvisation Dance Festival. In 2016, I studied Zen Buddhist yoga for meditation in Korea in order to better understand the mind in the act of improvisation, and she participated in workshops and residency programs in Germany that same year. While contemplating improvisation through movement, sheI expanded the idea of improvisation to her practice of visual art by employing everyday objects as her  subjects and her media. Park started to use organic materials, which change their colors and shapes over time. This led her to be an artist-in-residence in Korea on ‘Nature Art’ and improvisation in 2016, and in France in 2017. In addition, she was invited to participate in art camps in Romania, and in movement workshops for an annual festival in Topolò, Italy.

With the support of Canada Council for the Arts.