When Nostalgia Cannot Find the Closed Eyes

2021

Voice recording from a participatory performance
1’30”

Photo documentation by Hyunjung Oh 오현정
“Listen to the recorded voice and, as soon as you hear it, repeat after it immediately as you hear it.”
I gave this instruction to ten participants, and have them listen to the voice of the participant recorded just before them. “When nostalgia cannot find the closed eyes, the smallest unit of time becomes smaller and smaller infinitely.” After passing through nine voices, the original sentence arrived, reaching the tenth as an indistinct murmur.

“녹음된 음성을 듣고, 그것을 듣자마자 들리는 대로 녹음해 주세요.” 열 명의 참여자에게 이 지시문을 주고, 각각 직전에 녹음한 참여 자의 목소리를 들려주었다. “그리움이 감은 눈을 찾을 수 없을 때, 시간의 가장 작은 단위가 무한히 작아지도록. When nostalgia cannot find the closed eyes, the smallest unit of time becomes smaller and smaller infinitely.” 원래의 문장은 아홉 명의 목소리를 거쳐 열 번째엔 불분명한 중얼거림으로 도착했다.

Distance is Deafening, Dec 13–Dec 17 2023, CICA Museum M Gallery, Gimpo, South Korea