Inspired by Korean shamanistic practices in which drums were used to summon spirits, artist Jae Pil Eun employed the sonic to imagine and capture the spirit of natural elements—such as wind and thunder—the human body, as well as that of inanimate objects, as a way to question the duality between nature and culture.

Forming a bridge between his installation Blue Moon and his upcoming exhibition Red Celebration, Jae Pil Eun hosted the workshop Body Sound, inviting the audience to experiment with the sonic themselves—using drums, their own bodies, (contact) microphones, and vibration speakers.

Following a brief introduction to Jae Pil Eun’s practice and Korean shamanistic music, participants were guided in recording and amplifying sound, as well as in giving sound to inaudible things and phenomena.