Opening Performance Seoul Sae-nam Gut

This is a video documentation of the opening performance Shaman Lee Sang-soon, Seoul Sae-Nam Gut (sahmanistic ritual) for SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul 2014, held on 1 September, 2014, at the Seoul Museum of Art Lobby. Seoul Sae-nam Gut follows the religious belief of worshiping ancestors, which is the basic shamanistic idea. The ritual of the opening performance is to celebrate the commencement of the exhibition and to cleanse any history of agony or tragedy left behind at the site of Seoul Museum of Art, originally used by the Court of Justice and the Supreme Court. At the same time, it is to console the poor souls who have lost their lives due to recent tragic accidents in Korea and to wish for the country to find its stable ground and for the people to regain peace.