Hello! This is Jooyoung Kim, a mixing engineer and music producer. It has already been 9 days since I wrote my last post!
Recently, I’ve been busy applying for adjunct faculty positions and have heard back from a few universities. I’ve been meeting with department heads to discuss teaching strategies, and now I need to put together several syllabi.
While I’m truly grateful for these opportunities, I’ve been feeling a bit exhausted lately. I’ll save the stories about circuit diagrams and designs for my next post; for today, I’ll just share a brief account of a recent exhibition I visited.
About two weeks ago, I attended an exhibition that featured a performance and a drawing session, and by chance, I met the artist Chungha Ester Lim. She also has another job as a residential interior designer, which impressed me quite a lot.
She introduced me to her free two-person exhibition, In Blue, which ran from January 23 to February 26. I went there last Saturday, and I thought the work was quite good. Not only the drawings but also the photos, which were created by another artist, Ingeun Nam, the photographer.
The most impressive photo was the one above. I was amazed to find out this wasn’t a painting, but a photograph. The photographer used a special textured paper to achieve that amazing painterly effect.
This piece was amazing, but my photography skills let me down—I couldn’t fit the whole frame into the shot.
This is one of Chungha Lim’s works. Seeing it made me realize how much I should reflect on my own attitude toward making work—the level of dedication and seriousness behind it was truly something to learn from.
I don’t remember if it was this exact piece, but she mentioned that some of her works required more than fifty layers of paint and took a year and a half to complete. I often tell myself that working in music and audio is a kind of personal discipline, but hearing that made me pause and rethink my own mindset.
Knowing how much care and time went into this piece, I honestly felt quite bad for having taken such a crooked photo…
Interestingly, Chungha Ester Lim said that she visualizes an imaginary exhibition space or structure in her mind and then translates that vision into her paintings. She explained that the work shown above was created by imagining how that space would appear when viewed from a specific position.
She offered me a lemon tart and a chocolate mousse brownie. I heard that her friend baked them, so I assume they were a special treat for that day’s visitors. They were amazing, but likely a one-time thing you won’t usually find there!
There weren’t many pieces on display, but that actually made it easier to focus on each one. For that reason, I’d recommend seeing the other works in person rather than through photos. If you’re near Gangnam or happen to have the chance, I highly recommend visiting this quiet space, Jibokdeukmaru (2F, 25 Eonju-ro 133-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul).
The exhibition is open until 4 PM on Saturdays, and in the afternoon, Chungha Lim is usually present at the space. If you have the chance, I’d highly recommend listening to her explain the works in person—it adds a lot to the experience. If you’re curious to see more of the artists’ works, I’ll leave the links to their websites below, so feel free to check them out.
Chungha Ester Lim’s hompage: https://cargocollective.com/coonga
Inguen Nam’s Homepage: https://namingeun.com/
That’s it for today. I’ll be back with more stories about circuit designs soon. See you then!
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