Series Intersections (some group improvisation activities in Korea)- Ian-John Hutchison

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A group of performers in a semi circle. Things are confortably messy. The wooden floor is warm. Text: Series Intersections, and some korean text.

Introduction 0 ~ 0.48’

Part One:: 0.49’ ~ 12.35’
Dotolim Improvisation meeting 닻올림 즉흥 모임
(featured sounds March ~ April 2023, ongoing workshop series)
닻올림 모임 4월12일 Dotolim Improvisation Meeting April 12th

Part Two:: 12.26’ ~ 22.39’
Rudeca series 루대카 시리즈 (November 2021 ~ March 2022)
fourth meeting at Rudeca

Part Three:: 22.40’ ~ 31.38’
Ddakji Nolli at Jineri 429-1 지내리429-1 딱지놀이
(No.7 in the ongoing Jineri Ddakji Nolli Series)
Ddakji Session_딱지놀이_22년9월17일_셋2번

Part Four:: 31.39’ ~ 40.18’
Ddakji#17 (Ddakji#1 April 2015 ~ Ddakji#17 May 2023, ongoing series)
Ddakji#17_딱지#17

Part Five:: 40.19’ ~ 51.35’
‘hing series ‘힝 시리즈
(‘hing01 October 2022 and ‘hing02 February 2023, ongoing series)
https://youtu.be/3C4YkMEv2T0

Artists List (Almost in order of appearance)

Sangtae Jin 진상태
Soonbo Yang 양순보
Yubeom Jeon 전유범
Mingyu Jang 장민규
Dongmin Kim 김동민
Minju Lee 이민주
Gyungho Lee 이경호
Han Jaeseok 한재석
Rui Inaba
Taekyung Seo 서태켱
Ian-John
Eunjoo Cho 조은주
Hyosook Kim 김효숙
Wonjung Shin 신원정
Dooho Yi 이두호
Youngran Jin 진영란
Jinmook Kim 김진묵
Leighton Arnold
Gingyu Yuu’s grandson
Eunsil Noh 노은실
Hanjoo Lee 이한주
Russell Moore
Passing Josh 지나가던 조씨
Mingyung ‘Oro’ 오로민경

With Thanks to Creative New Zealand

Ian-John Hutchinson
Most of the image is an istallation at a gallery. There are pieces of broken instruments on a table, and out of one of these items there is a leafless, twiggy, branch sticking up. Ian-John is far in the background looking at some other art.

Ian-John was born in Auckland and currently lives in South Korea. The Sounds colonize his time, abuse his income and unrelentingly exploit him to multiply and reiterate themselves across time-space…merely in vein defiance of oblivion. The exact mechanism by which The Sounds exert undue influence over Ian-John is not yet well understood, however the following list shows the extent of this chronic condition:

 

2015 - Ddakji Series starts (an intermittent event for group improvisation: latest edition Ddakji#17 May 2023)
2015 - Second Heard Sound Shop opens at ArtSoup in Chuncheon. Subsequent exhibitions: Seoul Museum of Art SeMA, Hapjeong Sagakhyeong Gallery, Seoul Oil Tank Culture Park, Namhaedo Space Mijo, Gwangju Barim Artspace, Chuncheon Tamoni Artspace)
2017 - Bulgasari Tour of New Zealand with Korean&Japanese artists
2020 & 2022 Global Week at Seoul Oil Tank Culture Park
2022 Tokyo Ensembles, Otomo Yoshihide large ensemble participant

etc etc…

 

A concerning indicator of his inability to defy the will of The Sounds is that he has also attempted, in recent years, to make broadcasts for Framework Radio, Station Topology and Audio Foundation AFM.