Internal other, 3D animation, approx.10 min, 2019

Internal other

Internal other focuses on the endangered fauna in the “Transboundary Protected Area” of the DMZ (the Korean Demilitarized Zone between South Korea and North Korea). For 66 years and along 155 miles, this zone has been an “accidental wildlife paradise”[1] for wild animals.[2] Among them the endangered red-crowned crane, which plays an important role in the Korean culture and tradition: it is a symbol of longevity, fidelity, morality and auspicious sign, a spiritual vehicle for the mountain gods, a medium drifting between heaven and earth.

In Internal other I have composed a setup with animals as tribal residential populations; the red-crowned crane takes on the role of the shamanic narrator. On her “magical flight” through metaphorical and virtual landscapes, she takes us to several places in the DMZ, ranging from real to imaginary ones, i.e. to the “inner mountain snowfields” in our mind.[3]

Preview 3min 

The audio is recorded with a binaural sound technique. It is required to listen with good quality headphones. 

The original video is secured with a password.  https://vimeo.com/349122441 

you can contact with me for watching. 

hanna.noh.hanna@gmail.com

Further related research and information as pdf: 

http://hannanoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/trans-animal-shaman.pdf

Exhibition view slide