Is Mixed Signals under copyright?

Yes, this artwork is still under copyright.

Mixed SignalsKim, Joon · 2019

Contemporary Realism
2019
REAL DMZ PROJECT

Mixed Signals is an installation work that utilizes sounds collected from certain regions prohibiting civilian entrance (Igil-ri, Yugok-ri, etc.) and places left as historical structures such as checkposts, the Labor Party Office, Kilometer Zero, and Jeongyeon Railroad Bridge. Electromagnetic signals of various levels based on specific regions (broadcasting, military communication signals, radio disturbances, etc.), vibrations based on geologic composition, acoustics from nature (sounds of animals in the CCL area, etc.), and sounds from military activities (military training and gunfires, etc.) are used as principal materials. This work implies the historical, geographical reality characteristic to the Southern Limit Line via sound, at the level of information. In the space of Culture Station Seoul 284, the installation allows the viewers to experience a soundscape emblematic of the Korean division.

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About this artwork

Title: Mixed Signals
Artist: Kim, Joon
Year: 2019
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: REAL DMZ PROJECT
Creative period: Contemporary
Main color: Phthalo Green
Keywords: southern limit line, historical soundscape, grey scale photography
Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum

Questions & Answers

What national origin stands behind the Contemporary Realism of "Mixed Signals"?

"Mixed Signals" connects the Contemporary Realism movement with South Korea through its creator's birthplace.

Where is "Mixed Signals" by Kim, Joon on display today?

You can see the original "Mixed Signals" at the REAL DMZ PROJECT, Seoul, South Korea.

How does the subject of "Mixed Signals" relate to Kim, Joon's usual themes?

"Mixed Signals" depicts korean division, soundscape, military history, ccl area, checkpoints, southern limit line, installation art, historical site, while Kim, Joon's recorded themes are korean conflict echoes, sound-based history, memory & division, spatial deconstruction, military presence, restricted zones explored, post-war trauma, sensory experience. Comparing the two shows how the work relates to the artist's usual subjects.