Merry Christmas from Berlin!

My dear old friend Jimmy from Taiwan cooked wonderful Chinese food for our Christmas dinner in Berlin and I made many new friends!  Thank you Jimmy and Merry Christmas to all!

Korean cold noodles and 5 hours left to support our film!

Still hot and humid in Korea but we found this popular noodle dish that you mix with ice!

If you missed them, below are links to my past blog posts on the artist residency program in Korea, our film, an our trip to Japan:

• Artist Residency Program in Korea
• Korea: some of the best food in the world?
• video welcome at artist residency, Gwangju, South ...
• New video update from the Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, J...
• getting our studio ready in Korea...
• Yang Dong Market
• Korean film updates

Yang Dong Market

Yesterday Jonah and I toured the Yang Dong market which will be one of the location shots for our film YEOK (the station). Check out Jonah's photos below for a glimpse of what we saw. Only 11 hours left to help support our film. Please spread the word and donate if you can:  (DONATE by clicking here)

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All photos by Jonah Whipp

Korea: some of the best food in the world?

First meal in Korea - Haejangguk or "hangover soup," a coke, and kimchi.

Second night - Udon noodles, tea, Korean "sushi" rolls, and kimchi.

Third night - Samgyupsal or Korean pork BBQ, a beer, and of course more kimchi.

The food has been the best part of Korea so far.  Since I have recently been called a bon vivant, I think I can have something to say about good cuisine around the world.  If you asked me a few years ago what are the best destinations that I have been to for good food and drink, my list would be something like:

1. Taiwan
2. Italy
3. Spain
4. Singapore
5. China (would be higher on this list but NOT with all of the food contamination stories)

...but now I would put Korea right up there at number 3 or 4.  I still will be in Korea for almost two more months so let's see what happens...

I am in South Korea doing an artist residency at  Mite Ugro ZaZa. Besides producing an exhibit of new artwork, I will be assisting a friend and former student, Jonah Whipp, create a film. Please pledge to help produce this unique film that could potentially launch our creative careers! Any amount small or big will help and there are rewards for donating too including a Zine, DVD of the final film, and one-of-a-kind artwork by ME! Click on the links for more info:

역 Yeok ( The Station)

www.kickstarter.com

역Yeok is a remake of Chris Marker's La Jetee. Set in Korea, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment.