Ancient traveler
Jan 16, 2023, 09:06 PM
"When an iceberg collides, the gate that connects the ancient and the present opens, and the song is composed with the idea that ancient travelers would travel.
As a gayageum performer, a traditional Korean string instrument, I tried to give an unknown and mysterious feeling by using the gayageum, invented in the 6th century, as the main instrument, and Korean jing and other Asian instruments.
"With the motif of the ritual music of the Joseon Dynasty, when an iceberg collides and the ritual music is played, travelers come from ancient times.
"Ancient travelers travel gracefully and quietly as if dancing. When an iceberg collides again, they return to ancient times to which they belonged through a gate."
Colliding icebergs reimagined by Hwayoung Shon.
Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds.
As a gayageum performer, a traditional Korean string instrument, I tried to give an unknown and mysterious feeling by using the gayageum, invented in the 6th century, as the main instrument, and Korean jing and other Asian instruments.
"With the motif of the ritual music of the Joseon Dynasty, when an iceberg collides and the ritual music is played, travelers come from ancient times.
"Ancient travelers travel gracefully and quietly as if dancing. When an iceberg collides again, they return to ancient times to which they belonged through a gate."
Colliding icebergs reimagined by Hwayoung Shon.
Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds.