Project 05
OPTICAL ILLUSION / 착시
ART DIRECTOR_ YOON JUNG KIM
CHOREOGRAPHER / PERFORMER_ JI HYUN KIM
PERFORMER_ HANNAH JEW
COMPOSER_ EJ JEONG
VIDEOGRAPHER_ SEO JONG PARK
PHOTOGRAPHER_ DONG MIN PARK
MANAGER_ JIN LEE
Perceived by our personal experiences, portrayed by three objects; the cube, representing space; the sphere, representing emotions and; the cone, representing people.
Our interpretations of the three objects and the properties we perceive with our own eyes are a sense of illusion, expressed through restrained movements and low-pitched classical music:
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The Cube: Represents the space we are currently residing in and the hardships of living in our current space as a limited place.
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The Sphere: Represents the emotions we feel while residing in our current space and the constant changes in our feelings and thoughts while away from our home country. Various emotions we feel in our space.
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The Cone: Represents the relationships we encounter and have with the people in New York City, being of Korean descendants.
The project was selected while imagining our personal encounters that created a sense of optical illusions by substituting the stories we experienced in New York City life into each object. The difference felt in the space and personal journeys between life in South Korea and NYC. Confused emotions that are the opposite of the excitement that crosses between us living as immigrants in the United States. Through all this, we expressed an unconscious optical illusion of our everyday lives as native Koreans living in New York City.
Hannah Jew
Hannah Jew is a Chinese American artist born and raised in Oklahoma City, OK where she began her training at Classical Ballet School. She has spent summers training at Tulsa Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet Performance from the University of Oklahoma. During her time in college, she had the opportunity to perform in Eisenstadt, Austria with Oklahoma Festival Ballet. She has also performed with Contemporary Dance Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Ballet Hispánico’s second company (BHdos) and Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company. Most recently, Hannah performed on The King and I National Tour.
Hannah is currently based in New York City as a freelance artist. She is also passionate about sharing her love of dance to the next generation and teaches dance to all ages. Hannah is honored to be able to collaborate and be a part of 301 Project!
