This is a piece she was commissioned to commemorate a wedding anniversary. One of their wedding photos inspired her to draw the couple as “Gyeonwu and Jiknyeo, lovers separated by the universe in the Korean folk tale called Chilseok; they were permitted by God to reunite just once each year, on a celestial bridge formed by thousands of magpies and blackbirds.” Funnily enough, it was one of the few Korean children’s book I had at my disposal when I was a kid. Totally forgot about it and it was great to be reminded of it.

This one is called “Red Mask.” And the story behind it is: “The Red Mask (bbal gan ma su ku) is a Korean urban legend which finds its origins in 1970s Japan. She wears a blood-soaked surgical mask and she carries a knife. She approaches people to ask, “Am I pretty?” If you say yes, she’ll kill you, and if you say no, she’ll take off her mask and show you her horrific Glasgow smile, the result of a cosmetic surgery procedure gone terribly wrong. She asks again, “Am I pretty?” If you say yes, she’ll cut up your face; if you say no, she’ll follow you home and THEN cut up your face, and if you say, “You look normal,” she’ll grow confused and wander away.”

And here’s a more recent piece, outside of the Korean folklore. This one is called “Mortal Residue.”

Check out the rest of her work. She’s pretty bad ass.

HAERSKOGEN from David Luepschen on Vimeo.

SUPAKITCH & KORALIE – VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG from elr°y on Vimeo.

Details are on the flyer below, hope to see you there!

Pasalubong flyer design by Haena Kang

from the series “The Black Stuff”

from the series “The Black Stuff”

from the series “The Book Collection”

from the series “Lines“

He directed Aesop Rock’s “Fast Cars” video back in 2005 and it’s still sick five years later. It’s one of my all time faves and remains permanently placed in my memory bank. If you’ve seen it, you already know why. If you haven’t, you will.

He did this one for The Roots “Trilogy Video” (feat. “All in the Music”, “Here I Come” & “Don’t Feel Right”) in 2006. I love how it starts all dark, builds anticipation and then segues stylistically into the two other songs. Seamless and smooth.

Because three is the magic number, here’s another one that’s waaay different from the two above – both musically and stylistically. It’s the video he did for Woodhands “I Wasn’t Made For Fighting” in 2008. What I really appreciated about this video was the sharp contrast between what you hear, and what you see…instead of a textual oxymoron, it was a sensorial oxymoron. I saw it as a metaphor for the moments we felt like we were going in slow motion while everything else continued speeding past. At least that’s how I interpreted it.