Artwork Unveiling and Exhibition Opening

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Handi

Over the last three months in residence at 836M, artist Yaloo has explored and developed a multi-media art installation featuring an experimental animated short about Shininho, an 86-year-old female Korean KPOP idol, a notorious pirate of the East Asian Ocean.

Yaloo’s new work, Shininho Opening Number and Underwater Trilogy explores the intersection of technology, culture, and nature in San Francisco, the greater West, and the American West in a transhistorical and planetary approach. The fictional character centered in this piece is based on her living grandmother, Shininho, who is reimagined as a KPOP idol and pirate. While addressing generational Neo-Confucian trauma and the turbulence of modern Korean history, Shininho’s journey reveals the complex layers and nuances of historical events, cultural heritage, and contemporary issues. Combining and employing themes related to KPOP idol culture, temple architecture, Korean shamanism, cross-cultural mythologies, and history, Yaloo’s work examines the role of art in a time of rapid technological transformation and socio-historical shifts.

The piece, designed in collaboration with architect Wooyoung Ro, features script elements by writer Jidon Jung, a soundtrack by producer and DJ Yetsuby, and graphics by Handi Kim. The animation shorts were created with assistants Angus Oakes and Jonghoon Ahn.

The unveiling will consist of a short presentation and a brief Q&A session. Due to the site-specific nature and size of the piece, a maximum of 20 guests will be permitted to view it at a time. The piece is 10 minutes long, and guests will be given a group number upon entry.

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