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RITUAL CYCLES
2024
Screenprint on mulberry paper, acrylic, ceramic, nails, candle, booklet
Installed in emerging light from the longest night with Dong Ji Collective at SWIM gallery
February 17 – March 31, 2024
Curated by Karen Cheung
For chuseok last year, our collective dyed our nails with bongseonhwa. That was the last time I saw one of our members, Julie Moon. Watching the red line of the dye travel up my nail, I am witnessing the space between now and that day grow.
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I celebrated dong ji for the first time with our collective. Dong ji is the winter solstice, the darkest night of the year. One of the traditions for this holiday is to eat patjuk. The number of saealsim served in this red bean soup corresponds to the eater’s age.
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When I spoke with a mudang three years ago, she said she saw my grandmother’s spirit around me, and recommended that I perform jesa for her. My grandmother loved grapefruit; I offer her grapefruit in this ritual.
RUBY RED, YOUR FATHER PREPARED YOUR FRUIT FOR YOU