Impressions from Afar

Featuring in the magazine on Clamag 잡지 인터뷰

Around 2015~2016

파리에 거점을 둔 잡지사에서 기사 인터뷰를 요청받았다. 원문을 공개한다.

Here I would like to open recent communication for featuring on a magazine as follow. It comes to me deep consideration to answer...

I am representing a Paris based magazine while I am in Korea- Clammag and would like for you to be featured in the magazine. The magazine focuses on artists and they really like your work- mostly because you work in the outdoors and thats interesting. This is a link to the magazine and the work they do. If you click on Clam magazine (next to home) and then you click on covers or pages it will show you past issues.

If you are interested and able to send me pictures and answer questions over email please let me know and I will send you more details. Regards,

Clammag link: www.clammag.com

Dear Chang Han,

Thanks so much. Would you be able to answer these questions that I've attached? Its about a page long. I know you will be travelling soon but I would really appreciate if it would be possible.

The theme of the magazine is Substance. I just want to explain something about the questions very quickly- 'Substance' means something that has significance or in the case of art, art that is deep and has meaning. 'Substance' can also mean illegal substances like certain drugs. The questions will ask you about both meanings.

The reason for this is because we're playing with both meanings of the word. The other reason is because some artists feel they can only be creative if they take illegal substances and other artists feel they don't need it to be creative.

This is something that many artists debate about. What gives you your creativity- is it something inside you or do you need to find it in illegal substances. I hope this is clear and is not confusing. I'm sending you the questions now.

Please let me know if anything is unclear about how we have used the word 'Substance'.

Regards,

Click photo to see enlargement 위 사진을 클릭하면 확대됨!

1. CLAM #29 – SUBSTANCE

In this issue of CLAM,

we are exploring the idea of ≪ substance ≫ in the creative world

What is your name?

Where were you born?

What do you do?

Where do you live?

Apart from here, is there any other place you call home?

What does ≪ substance ≫ mean to you?

Is there a shift to lack of substance in the creative world & the world at large or it has always been like this?

What works of substance have you encountered lately?

Can you tell us about it? By which artist?

And why did you think it has substance?

What is the substance of the gossip web sites & why do you think they are successful?

Have you taken any illegal substances…?

Why did you take it? Did it make a change?

What substances are illegal but shouldn’t be?

What will become the future of marijuana now its slowly becoming a legal substance?

What should happen to those who are now in jail for what has now become legal?

What is the attraction to illegal substances?

What are you working on now?

Does it have substance?

Last word – what’s the ultimate substance?

Is there any question you would have liked me to ask you? Ask it here and answer it.

I found it...Clam mag ✌I saw it at Starfield library in COEX Mall and then bought it from YP Books also in the same mall. Zoë Yungmi Blank ChangHan Kim Southway Jackie Carrillo here you all are. Published in this beautiful magazine. Clam Mag

Q: 어디 사시나요?

A: 바다 가까운데 위치한 울산

Q: 그곳 말고도 집이라 할 수 있는 곳이 있나요?

A: 제가 즐겁게 그림 그릴 수 있는 어느 곳 이든지요

Q: "substance" 가 무엇이라 생각하나요?

A: 내 영혼에 기쁨과 즐거움을 주어 마음을 움직이는 무엇이라고 생각합니다.

Q: "substance"를 줄 만한 작품을 최근에 본 적이 있나요?

A: 없습니다. 전 남들의 작품에 큰 관심이 없고, 최근에 집중하고 있는 매화 시리즈나 '바다 - 찬란한 생명의 환희' 시리즈의 작품에 주로 집중을 합니다. 꼭 골라야 한다면 뭉크. 고흐. 피카소를 고르겠습니다.

Q: 왜 그렇게 생각합니까?

A: 그들은 비록 자신들의 삶은 고난으로 가득 차 있지만 작품 속에서 행복과 이상을 향한 열망을 나타내고 있기 때문입니다.

Q: 가십 웹사이트의 본질은 무엇이라 생각하고 왜 그들이 인기 있다고 생각합니까?

A: 그들은 항상 변화하고 재미있기 때문입니다. 그래서 사람들은 강한 흥미를 느끼고 많은 사람들이 이용하는 것 입니다.