TEXT (english, Deutsch) by / von Hyun Jin Cho: 3 Archive / Archives, Dec 7, 2012

Dear A, On the eve of your return to Denmark, you hosted a potlatch of printed articles and clothes: the anthropology articles you read over the year filled with your annotations in Danish and English and clothes you couldn’t or didn’t want to wear any longer.  You carefully sorted through your stuff selecting what you… Continue reading TEXT (english, Deutsch) by / von Hyun Jin Cho: 3 Archive / Archives, Dec 7, 2012

TEXT (english / Deutsch) by von Hyun Jin Cho, 2 Viennese coffee house & Danish pastry / Wiener Kaffeehaus & Danish pastry, Nov 27, 2012

Dear A, I read that since last October, Viennese Coffee House Culture has been designated as an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage in Austria’ by UNESCO under the domain of ‘Social Practices, Rituals and Festive Events’. This recognises its ‘very specific atmosphere where time and space are consumed.’ I wouldn’t have guessed I would be writing to… Continue reading TEXT (english / Deutsch) by von Hyun Jin Cho, 2 Viennese coffee house & Danish pastry / Wiener Kaffeehaus & Danish pastry, Nov 27, 2012

TEXT (english, Deutsch) by / von Hyun Jin Cho, 1 observation / Beobachten, Nov 22, 2012

Dear A, I will be carrying out mini ‘fieldwork’ in Vienna for ten days.  The only formalised agenda is to reflect what I discover there.  Can you imagine partaking in one of your own projects without a research question?  Be a curious and uninformed observer!  Even my inability to interact in the Austrian German language… Continue reading TEXT (english, Deutsch) by / von Hyun Jin Cho, 1 observation / Beobachten, Nov 22, 2012

Archival Materials, Practices, Politics and Poetics, Oct 16, 2012, WAL- Goldsmiths

Archival Materials, Practices, Politics and Poetics Workshop with Hyun Jin Cho and Nina Hoechtl 16 October | 5-7pm | Free to attend RVSP @ Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths University of London The VBKOE (Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs – Austrian Association of Women Artists) archive contains a sizable amount of mixed materials – such as letter correspondences,… Continue reading Archival Materials, Practices, Politics and Poetics, Oct 16, 2012, WAL- Goldsmiths