Kim Sang-don, ¡®Garden of Discord¡¯, 2010, garden project in 
¡®HAHAHA(ù»ù»ù» low low low) Project¡¯  garden made by used plastic pots,
adopted flowerpots, and donated seeds, detail view ¨Ï pool, Seoul

Day of Confidence

Date: Apr.16-May.25 2010
Venue: art space pool, Seoul
Website:http://altpool.org/

Pool (formerly known as Alternative Space Pool) has just com-
pleted its renovation, which had been going on all winter, on
the 16^th of April and opened its newly refreshed space to the
public. Pool was established by artists in 1999 as a 1^st genera-
tion alternative art space. It has been a space of vibrant expe-
rimental exhibitions and activities and alternative solutions to
issues pertaining to art. The place now welcomes its third co-
mmittee under the directorship of Heejin Kim, who served as a
curator at Insa Art Space, an affiliated organization to the Arts
Council Korea. Through the new committee, the organization
changed its name from 'Alternative Space Pool' to 'Pool' and is
expected to focus on expanding its network through a regular
arrangement of workshops and international exchange programs.
The anticipated first event of 2010 is a program called 'Day of
Confidence.' This program, which was composed of the follow-
ing 6 parts: a space reconfiguration project, an archive project,
a performance event, a musical and dance performance, and
Masil tales, was continuously held at Pool in Gugi-dong and at
the new cultural space ggooll in Itaewon. ggooll, which is run
by Choi Jung-hwa, an artist, and Pool will be running a coopera-
tive project 'ggoollpool' over the next two years.