Byungjun Kwon, Forest of Subtle Truth 2, 2018. Local positioning system, soundtracks (stereo), headphones. dimensions variable, 109 min 46 sec (16 soundtracks). SFX Seoul 2017, Arts Council Korea and the 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale edition. Courtesy of the artist. Collection of Seoul Museum of Art. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art Courtyard. 2018. Photo: studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
Byungjun Kwon, Forest of Subtle Truth 2, 2018. Local positioning system, soundtracks (stereo), headphones. dimensions variable, 109 min 46 sec (16 soundtracks). SFX Seoul 2017, Arts Council Korea and the 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale edition. Courtesy of the artist. Collection of Seoul Museum of Art. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art Courtyard. 2018. Photo: studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
Forest of Subtle Truth 2 conveys site-specific sounds to the audience through headphones by using the LPS (Local Positioning System). Audiences wear the headphones and stroll around the outdoor area of the museum and the plaza. While interacting with the sounds arranged throughout the outdoor spaces, they can experience a moment of rest and meditation. At the same time, the audience can hear recorded sounds of nature, music, live concerts, and sound arrangements along with old songs and the stories of refugees and immigrants through the headphones. The sounds and stories of such different memories and lives resound in the museum plaza and surrounding areas, filling the empty spaces with the stories of many people.
