SEOUL, KOREA
January 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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TO AND FROM (OCEAN)
DIRECTOR: Naotaka Hiro & Sid M. Duenas
CAMERA: Naotaka Hiro
PERFORMER/WRITING: Sid M. Duenas
14 MIN. 34 SEC./ COLOR/ DVD/ SOUND/ 2008

This project began with Naotaka Hiro's interest in his friend, Sid M.
Duenas' native island of Saipan ― specifically the involvement of
Hiro's native Japan and the United States ― during the Pacific battles
of World War II. This interest led both artists to travel from their
residence in the U.S. to Japan, and later, Saipan.

The result of their collaboration is a four-part video series of
site-specific footage, beginning and ending at historically relevant
locations on Saipan. Each combines the camera-work of Hiro, and
Duenas' writing and speech.

The footage consists of unedited, single takes, varying in length from
9 to14 minutes. Each begins with the stationary actions of Duenas.
Eventually, Hiro's camera recedes into the distance, away from the
speaker, exploring and engaging with the environment. While at times
swimming in the ocean, or meandering through jungle terrain, the
camera's focus remains on the speaker, Duenas. His voice remains
audible throughout the video despite the distance created by the
moving camera.

The words spoken in the video are derived from descriptive texts that
were written on-location. These accounts became the direct source for
the improvised speech that accompanies the video. The texts serve as
visual and aural accounts of each site.

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Exhibition Dates: January 31 − February 28, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 31, 2009; 6 − 9PM

Da`iShe`ng Fa`nDia`n (大盛飯店)
45 Goblin Market Street, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu
Seoul, Korea 140-895

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732-21 Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu
Seoul, Korea 140-895

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cataclysm, home to Seoul's Grand Mosque, and once-commercial
interzone, Goblin Market ― dobaebacsa, and its temporary ProjectSpace,
Da`iShe`ng Fa`nDia`n (大盛飯店), provide exhibition space and support for
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and the community.

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