Lucky Hertz_Noinbong Peak in Odaesan Mountain (Big luck), 2025, interactive, mixed media, sound, dimensions variable, 2 min. 35 sec.
♧The sacred vibration of the earth echoing with the footsteps of the mountain spirit, the sound of wind carrying the energy of fortune
Local legend related to Noh-in peak in Odaesan Mountain
The name Noinbong (Elder’s Peak) is derived from an old legend about a simmani (wild ginseng hunter) who once roamed the mountain. One day, exhausted from his search, he fell asleep beneath the peak. In his dream, an elderly man with white hair appeared and whispered to him: “Near here, you will find a field of radishes. Dig there, and you shall find what you seek.”
As he woke up, he followed the old man’s advice and, to his amazement, unearthed a cluster of precious aged ginseng roots.
[Source] Academy of Korean Studies – Digital Encyclopedia of Native Culture (향토문화전자대전) (http://aks.ai/GC00300609)
