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para//e/s

Ms. Jae-Eun Suh. Juried Artist
Constellations
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Artist Statement

para//e/s is an audio-visual piece that explores imaginative and creative interpretations of parallel worlds. Developed as part of a three-month collaborative project between a new media artist and two composers, the work delves into the theme of parallel worlds and multiverse. Utilizing a five-screen video projection with fixed media sound, the piece navigates through multiple layers of parallel worlds and perspectives using diverse tools and mediums. Through open-ended prompts and collaborative discussions, the work investigates the concept of multiplicity, integrating storytelling elements both visually and sonically. The work explores notions of space and time, incorporating elements such as déjà vu and the Big Bang theory. para//e/s presents imaginative iterations of parallel universes: a world made of mirrors; a world without gravity; a world where humankind consists of alternate physical forms; a world where humans are extinct and; a world where motion is visually manifested through overwhelming color.

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About the artists

Jae-Eun Janis Suh is an interdisciplinary new media artist whose work explores themes of longing and embodied experiences. Suh utilizes analog methods, digital images and projection to create immersive spaces and installations. As a Third Culture Kid, she draws inspiration from her experiences in South Korea, France, and the United States. Suh holds a BFA in Visual Art Studies and an MFA in Studio Art with a focus on New Media Art from the University of North Texas. She has won the 2023 NMC Judson-Morrissey Excellence in New Media Award and the 2021-22 Talley Dunn Gallery Equity in The Arts Fellowship. Her work has been exhibited at notable venues such as the Talley Dunn Gallery in Dallas, the Centre Culturel et Littéraire Jean Giono in France, and the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art in South Korea.

Samuel Anton Quinn Montgomery composes for chamber and choral ensembles as well as electronic media. Infusing elements from film, classical, and ambient genres within his music, Samuel sonically elicits color and atmosphere within collaborative works for theater, dance, live readings, installations, and performance art pieces. Samuel earned his Master of Arts in Music Composition and Related Field in Music Business and Entrepreneurship at University of North Texas and studied under Dr. Jon Nelson, Dr. Sungji Hong, David Stout, and Jessica Muñiz-Collado. Contact him at [email protected] for more information.

Insun Choi is a media music composer from South Korea currently pursuing a Master’s degree in music composition with an emphasis on Media Composition at the University of North Texas. Her music works focus on digital electronic music as well as acoustic and orchestral music. She is studying how to blend samples of various distinctive timbres into one piece of music, writing, and producing music for the concert hall, church, musical, animation, visual arts, film, and television. She aims to convey various stories and emotions through her music, hoping to provide comfort.

Credits: Ms. Jae-Eun Suh, Mr. Samuel Montgomery and Mrs. Insun Choi

URL: http://jaeeunsuh.weebly.com/

ISEA2024 acknowledges the Turrbal and Yugara as the First Nations owners of the lands where the symposium will be held. We pay our respects to their elders, lores, customs and creation spirits. We also acknowledge and pay respects to all First Nations peoples across the continent and beyond Australian shores.

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ISEA2024 acknowledges the Turrbal and Yugara as the First Nations owners of the lands where the symposium will be held. We pay our respects to their elders, lores, customs and creation spirits. We also acknowledge and pay respects to all First Nations peoples across the continent and beyond Australian shores.