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AGIRANGI for Interactive Sound and Visual Installation

Seoul Arts Center l Seoul
Project Management and Sound Design

AGIRANGI is a collaboration with my colleague, Yehun Shin, at Hanyang University. He designed the visuals, and I took charge of sound design and programmed MAX to interact with the gestures and visuals of the audience. The work was exhibited at the Design Art Fair held at the Hanagaram Art Museum, in the Seoul Arts Center.

Program Note 

AGIRANGI is a 2-channel interactive multimedia installation artwork that depicts the occurrence of heat haze in the Korean summer. Agirangi is a word created by transcribing the sound of "heat waves" into Korean as it is pronounced. In this piece, viewers will interactively witness heat haze shimmering in various colors through their gestures. Before the era of COVID-19, summer was the season for travel. Enjoying vacations amidst abundant nature showed us the beauty of nature and expanded our world. However, in the current era of COVID-19, all these things have become unnaturally restricted. What we have lost due to COVID-19 goes beyond our daily lives; it encompasses something more profound. In this work, viewers will see what lies within the heat haze they create through their gestures. By posing such questions, we aim to reevaluate what we have lost due to COVID-19 through the symbolism of heat haze. We hope for natural things to become naturally ordinary once again.

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