WE CAN’T SAVE THE WORLD (2017)

Installation view, photo Chad Park

Sound installation based on selected field recordings done in nature around PyeongChang where you either hear the sound of construction for PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics or the sound of airplanes in the background.

평 창 동 계 올림픽 공사현장의 소리나 배경에 비행기 소리가 있 는 평창의 특 정 자연지역에서 녹음한 사운드 인스톨레이션

saving the world is not a choice for us to make
the world will be there with or without us
in time all will be forgotten

Part of the group exhibition “Montage is a heartbeat” curated by Sue Kim.

Installation view, photo Chad Park

Presented:

2017 October 20 – November 4 – Multi-Cultural Artspace Haengwhatang – Seoul, South Korea

Credits:

Curated by: Sue Kim
Supported by: Arts Council Korea
Created during: Deep in the Mountains Residency 2017 – PyeongChang, South Korea
Premiere: 2017 October 20, Multi-Cultural Artspace Haengwhatang – Seoul, South Korea

Physical details:
 Material: Aluminium foil, light, field recordings
 Dimensions: 20m2 room
 Location: Multi-Cultural Artspace Haengwhatang – Seoul, South Korea

2 channel sound installation, aluminium foil, light
? min loop

Concept: Tine Surel Lange
Composition, field recording: Tine Surel Lange
Video: Tine Surel Lange


Photo: Chad Park, Multi-Cultural Artspace Haengwhatang, Seoul

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