Park Chan-Kyong, Radiance , 2010.
Oil on canvas, 65 x 90 cm. Courtesy the artist and P K M
GALLERY | Bartleby Bickle & Meursault.

Radiance

Artist: Park Chan-Kyong
Date: Apr.29-Jun.11 2010
Venue: PKM Gallery, Bartleby Bickle & Meursault , Seoul
Website: http://www.pkmgallery.com/

 Park Chan-Kyong, who has been building media artworks on the
theme of sociopolitical issues and the re-enactment of history,
held his solo exhibition, Radiance at PKM Gallery and Bartleby
Bickle & Meursault. Radiance, which borrows the title from a
scene in the pansori piece, Shimcheong-ga, where all the blind
and various animals gain their eye sight, is composed of 28 pie-
ces of painting and installation borrowing the motive from Shim-
cheong-ga. There are also photography and film works that re-
cord Korea's shamanistic culture through temple visits and inve-
stigations with the theme of the loss of the 'Korean Utopia'.
 In 2008, the artist developed a documentary work which recor-
ded Korea's shamanistic culture which existed near Gyeryong
Mountain in his solo exhibition Shindoan at Atelier Hermes. This
exhibition can be thought of as an extension of such previous
work.
 The way the artist examines shamanism, which is unfamiliar,
strange, and at times frightening, creates an intense tension
in the exhibited films and images. 


Park Chan-Kyong, Sindoan_Shichun-ju, 2008.
Single-channel video, HD, 07¡¯35¡±.
Courtesy the artist and
P K M GALLERY | Bartleby Bickle & Meursault.

Park Chan-Kyong, Folkism_Rock Man, 2010.
Digital pigment print, 76 x 70 cm.
Courtesy the artist and
P K M GALLERY | Bartleby Bickle &Meursault.

Park Chan-Kyong, Written Conversation with Gokjeong,
2010. Gouache on paper, 40 x 55 cm.
Courtesy the artist and P K M GALLERY | Bartleby Bickle & Meursault.

Park Chan-Kyong, Jeokjosa 1, 2009.
Digital c-type print, 35 x 52 cm. Courtesy the artist and
P K M GALLERY | Bartleby Bickle & Meursault.

Park Chan-Kyong, Bongwonsa, 2009.
Digital pigment print, 35 x 52 cm. Courtesy the artist and
P K M GALLERY | Bartleby Bickle & Meursault.

Park Chan-Kyong