Maeng Archive

  Everyday is the Practice 1000  is a project that documents the daily practice of physical movement or musical instruments over a period of 1,000 days, gradually bringing all the recordings together into a single completed work. Each video captures a portion of the practice session, which is then edited at various speeds and processed with a range of visual effects.  The purpose of this project is to show that consistent daily practice can bring about positive physical and mental changes, and to create a shared understanding that such practice can add rhythm to life, providing energy and motivation.  The final canvas created from 1,000 videos will be released on the NFT marketplace. Everyday is the Practice 1000  ‘매일이 운동 1000 (Everyday is the Practice 1000)’ 는 매일 동작이나 악기를 연습하는 모습을 1000일 동안 기록해서 하나의 작품으로 완성해 나가는 프로젝트입니다. 영상은 연습 장면을 일부 촬영한 뒤, 다양한 배속으로 편집하고 여러가지 이펙트를 적용해 제작했습니다.  이 작업의 목적은 매일 꾸준한 연습과 실천이 신체적·정신적으로 긍정적인 변화를 이끌어낼 수 있고, 연습이 삶에 리듬을 더하며 ...

  In 2012, during my one year and nine months stay in Berlin, I performed Korean traditional shamanic Janggu music, collaborating with Berlin-based improvisational artists to give performances in cafes, galleries, theaters, and on the streets.  While residing specifically in the Neukölln district, I engaged in action painting. While listening to the recorded spontaneous music sessions I participated in, I spread paper—one meter wide and two meters high—on the floor, splashed it with acrylic paint, and danced over it. This process led to the creation of over 100 paintings during a three-month period, from July to September 2012.  These paintings are the result of my personal healing work, titled Project 4 2 [sai:] 2012. ‘4 2 [sai:]’ signifies the Korean word sai, which translates to 'space, distance, in-between, or relationship.' This project was an attempt to express the various tensions, conflicts, harmony, and communication arising within the relationships sur...