Yiyun Kang Notes

2012 Jan

gardenyy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:04:38 +0000

1) The Keep _ Jennifer Egan : mysterious story… mysterious end… just mysterious…

2) 호프만의 허기, The Hunger of Hoffman _ Leon De Winter : desire + hunger+guilt+complex _ recommendable

3) 어느 미술애호가의 방, Un cabinet d’emploi_ Georges Perec : I am really astonished by his super-detailed description of paintings and moreover the unexpected twist at the very last paragraph.

2011동안

gardenyy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:44:47 +0000

Having counted the books, I read 40 novels in 2011. (only novels. I did not count books for my study.)

On average I read at least 3 novels every month.

Funny thing is, I have never bought a single book through online except books from US via Amazon.

This is my rule; go and see and choose what you read.

I just enjoy the scent of a bookstore, love to walk around watching tons of books displayed.

I am totally influenced by my mother who was the chief editor of 민음사.

books_2011

gardenyy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:33:19 +0000

I decided to make a record to remember the books that I’ve read. As I read too much novels, I also forget a lot. and as an artist, I feel a bit guilty that I forget someone’s painstaking work.

Hope that I could also leave some comments about them…hopefully.

1) 지도와 영토_미셸 우엘벡 : overally good. recommendation

2) 658, 우연히_존 버든 : 기대보다 별로.

3) 1Q84 1, 2, 3: finished!!

4) 동화처럼_김경욱 : sorry that I can’t remember a thing about this book.

5) 얼음의 책_한유주 : she is absolutely unique and intriguing.

6) 힌트는 도련님_백가흠 : hm….

7) 종이여자_기욤 뮈소 : too light

8) 빅 픽쳐_더글러스 케네디 : lower than my expectation

9) 당신도 나도 아닌_카미유 로랑스 : shit. I can’t remember

10) 나를 보내지 마_가즈오 아시구로 : sad but beautiful

11) 해변의 카프카 _ 무라카미 하루키 : so very Haruki

12) 찌꺼기_톰 매카시 : cool

13) 웃음_베르나르 베르베르 : sorry but this is boring that I cannot finish two volumes.

14) 채홍_김별아 : fun to read but I cannot immerse myself in the story.

15) 데이지의 인생_요시모토 바나나 : I just like Banana.

16) 동물원에 가기_알랭 드 보통 : soso

17) 완전한 죽음_기욤 뮈소 :soso

18) 누가 큐피드의 동생을 쏘았는가_데이비드 헌트 : not bad

19) 숨그네_헤르타 뮐러 : good

20) 한눈팔기_나쓰메 소세키 : good

21) 너무나 많은 시작_존 맥그리거 : sophisticated

22) 달콤한 내세_러샐 뱅크스

23) 명예_다니엘 켈만 : sarcastic

24) 사랑에 관한 짧은 기억_무라카미 류 : ??

25) 내가 잠들기 전에_S.J 왓슨 : …?

26) 내 이름은 빨강_오르한 파묵_ 1권만 읽었음. : not easy to read

27) 잠자는 인형_제프리 디버 : ok

28) 낯익은 타인들의 도시_최인호 : I don’t like this. I think he is too biased.

29) 독거미_티에리 종케 :

30) 깊이에의 강요_파트리크 쥐스킨트 : like it

31) 7년의 밤 : her story is exceptionally full of pace and tension. totally enjoyed.

32) Let the Right One In _ 욘 아이비데 린드크비스트 : totally good. different type of vampire story. totally into it. so beautiful and sad. recommendable.

33) 태엽감는 새 1,2,3,4 _ 무라카미 하루키 : For the record, I am not a fan of Haruki.

34) 죽음의 미로_필립 K 딕 : not impressive at all.

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gardenyy — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:25:54 +0000

I umexpectely found this photo on the web.

Pixels by Patrick Jean

gardenyy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:32:55 +0000

Pixels by Patrick Jean

http://www.patrick-jean.com/

http://www.onemoreproduction.com/

Meiro Koizumi – My Voice Would Reach You

gardenyy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:27:46 +0000

Meiro Koizumi – My Voice Would Reach You

FACTLiverpool님이 올린 동영상

Dislocation and the fetishization of relationships underlie the work of Japanese artist Meiro Koizumi and no more so than in My Voice Would Reach You. In a video documenting a performance of sorts, a male protagonist makes an idealised telephone call that falls on deaf ears. The man pours out his thoughts and emotions to his mother, amidst a backdrop of a busy Tokyo street, but on the other end of the line a call centre employee is revealed to be desperately trying to make sense of what she is hearing.

Reflecting on both the estrangement of life in the city and the folly of modern familial relationships, Koizumi contrasts humour with heartfelt emotion to create an absurd scenario that is compounded by the lead actor’s own experience of losing a mother. Here and in his other work, he uses video in a way that documents performances, conversations and constructed scenarios to explore the psychology of urban relationships and modern living.

Ryoji Ikeda _ The Transfinite (Park Avenue Armory 5/19/2011)

gardenyy — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:34:57 +0000

Ryoji Ikeda _ The Transfinite (Park Avenue Armory 5/19/2011)

gardenyy — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:28:20 +0000

Ryoji Ikeda _ The Transfinite (Park Avenue Armory 5/19/2011)

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gardenyy — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:17:57 +0000

Intuition
Inspiration
Synesthesia

Formulas for now

gardenyy — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:04:20 +0000

Formulas for Now.
Formulated by Hans Ulich Obrist.

Transdisciplinary.

“If activities such as these sycceed un familiarizing audiences with the expansive, even absurd, thoughts occupying some of our greatest minds, they have fulfilled their basic charge.
It is my ultimate hope, however, that they inspire new forms of cultural dialogue and can perhaps even serves as a template for related ventures to come. “