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ARTIST
- Lucky Hertz_ Luck of the Seven Places, 2025, variable installation, mixed media, dimensions variable, total of 7.
1. Lucky Hertz_Elm tree by the Well (Health), 2025, mixed media, sound, 2min 46sec, dimensions variable.
2. Lucky Hertz_Goh-peak in Songam-ri(Big luck), 2025, mixed media, sound, 2min 42sec, dimensions variable.
3. Lucky Hertz_ Songcheon Mineral Water(Wealth), 2025, mixed media, sound, 2min 13sec, dimensions variable.
4. Lucky Hertz_Oh-peak in Obong-ri(Big luck), 2025, mixed media, sound, 2min 50sec, dimensions variable.
5. Lucky Hertz_Noh-in peak in Odaesan Mountain(Big luck), 2025, interactive, mixed media, sound, 2min 35sec, dimensions variable.
6. Lucky Hertz_Yulmokje Ridge(Destiny), 2025, mixed media, sound(stereo), 2min 14sec.
7. Lucky Hertz_Mojeongtap Trail in Nochusan Mountain(Big luck), 2025, interactive, mixed media, sound, 2min 24sec, dimensions variable.
* Click the Caption to check related local legends and folktales.
Minok AN investigates the boundaries between everyday life and art through sound. Lucky Hertz, her latest work, focuses on the sounds and vibrations captured at the Dano Festival. The piece originates from an exploration of the mystical energy created by particular sounds.
At seven birth places of local legends and folktales in Gangneung, the artist captured unique vibrations and frequencies detected from these places to produce a soundtrack.
By broadcasting these sounds on the historical grounds of Gangneung Daedohobu Government Office, she invites audiences to explore the spaces through an alternative sensory experience. Through this project, Lucky Hertz examines the relationship between sound, belief, and longing.
- Lucky Hertz -Episode. Harmless Mind-, 2025, Single-channel, video, color, sound(stereo), 10min 37sec.
Lucky Hertz -Episode. Harmless Mind- Is an animation about Emmani* and Heruzzu** adventuring to the Noh-in peak in Odaesan Mountain, Gangneung, as they explore in search of vibrations and sounds of the Noh-in peak.
*Emmani is named after Emm(sound) and Simmani(a ginseng digger), whose mission is to capture the vibration and the sounds of luck.
**Heruzzu is Emmani’s confidante and guide for adventurous expeditions.
Minok AN (b. 1991) was selected through GIAF25’s open call for artists based in the Gangwon region. Having spent an extended period living abroad, AN returned to Korea from Belgium in 2020, and began working in Gangwon-do, inspired by the book History of Those Who Stand Alone, which explores 35 traditional pavilions across the nation. In 2021, AN participated in the Gangwon-Kkumdarak Saturday Culture School in Gohan-eup, Jeongseon-gun, later expanding her practice to Goseong-gun while planning a full relocation to Gangwon-do. Her work is deeply rooted in local experiences, focusing on the daily lives, histories, and environments of the communities she engages with. AN’s works consists of sound projects that examine and seek to capture the interwoven connection between lifeforms within collected sounds. Most recently, AN has been working on her new project that involves documenting mundane stories and escapades by interviewing local residents to highlight specific aspects of life in the region.
AN’s major solo exhibitions include Day After Day (dive.seoul Gallery, 2022), and While You Are Going About Your Business (n0dine Gallery, Belgium, 2021). Her major group exhibitions include The Heading Ear, The Flowing Step, The Unfolded Thought (Bottle Factory, Hongjecheon area & Philosopher’s Stone , 2024), Alorok Dalorok (Goyang Aram Municipal Museum of Art, 2023), and THEM MOVES THAT DON’T NEED (Shinchon Art Space, Seoul, 2023). She has participated in Sound and Music Production for a short documentary While You’re On Your Own (2024) by PARK Sohyun, and Lectured for Fall Semester at Paju Typography Institute (2024).
Instagram: @minok_yes
Website: https://minokan.org/
