(Interactive VR Experience)
This interactive VR piece reconstructs the experiences and dreams of a Korean artist (Sungeun Lee) suffering from narcolepsy. He didn’t know that he had narcolepsy until he returned from military service (2 years of military service is mandatory in South Korea for almost every man, but narcolepsy patients are excluded). He had to deal with violence and oppression from groups that required specific norms and order, such as high school and the army. His memories of violence were internalized in his unconsciousness and projected into his dreams and art.
Director Biography – Sojung Bahng, Sungeun Lee
Sungeun Lee is a new media artist with a background in technology. He graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in mechanical engineering and was trained as an MIT FABLAB instructor. His artistic investigation is mainly regarding virtual reality and self-perception, which resonates with his personal musings as a narcoleptic patient. His work was featured in solo exhibitions at the Incheon Art Platform in 2019 and the Seoul Art Space Geumcheon in 2018. He attended various group exhibitions, such as those held in the Gallery Planet Seoul in 2019, the Youkillbong Seoul in 2019, the SASG in 2018, and more. He received grants from the Davinci Creative program in 2015 and 2017 in Seoul. He was selected for the two-year artist’s residency program of Rijksakademie in the Netherlands for 2020-2021.
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