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Twelve Scenes

Joon Soo Ha

2010 01:24:13 South KoreaKoreanColorStereo16:9HD video

Description

Originating from personal affection toward Seoul, Twelve Scenes portrays the spectacles in daily life by juxtaposing urban space in a twelve month sequence. As the individual particles in a kaleidoscope create splendid illusions by being reflected on a mirror, Twelve Scenes shows our individual life, seemingly separated by time and space, actually composes the scenery in the kaleidoscope of Seoul. Twelve Scenes represents a 'moment for self-reflection' or 'small, but precious enlightenment on life'. The video portrays a poetic resonance through a contemplative viewpoint that captures the vivid spectrum in life.

Twelve Scenes was produced with a 'one scene a month' principle. Therefore, when not being able to capture the right moment or structure, shooting would be delayed until the following year.  It took four years to achieve Twelve Scenes, far from the one year project originally envisaged.

Note: This title is intended by the artist to be viewed in High Definition. While DVD format is available to enable accessibility, VDB recommends presentation on Blu-ray or HD digital file.

About Joon Soo Ha

Joon Soo Ha is a video artist, filmmaker, and graphic designer whose work combines abstract concepts of time and space within a cultural context, creating an intuitive metaphoric language. Ha’s works decipher the sociocultural context by representing personal vision and symbolic images. Originally from Korea, he studied filmmaking in U.S. with the support of a Fulbright scholarship.

Joon Soo’s works have screened widely. Awards include the Juror’s Special Prize at the 2nd Seoul International Documentary Film Festival (Seoul, Korea), Gold Prize at the International Computer Art Competition (Beijing, China), Grand Prize at the Ssamzi Music Video Contest (Seoul, Korea), Jury Award at the 36th New York Exposition of Short Film and Video (New York, U.S.), and he was a Golden Reel nominee at the VC FilmFest (Los Angeles, U.S.).