CHAMELEON  

AMY HONG THESIS 2 SPRING 2012 FINAL PRESENTATION

JON COHRS

Exploration  of  cultural  identity  as  a  Korean  American  and  as  a  Korean

WHO  AM  I?

•  Was born in Seoul, S. Korea •  Left Korea at the age of 4 •  Moved to the Philippines – 4 years •  Moved back to Korea – 6 months •  Moved to California at the age of 9-10 and has been living

there since

SO  WHY?

•  Have always left me wondering about my identity •  Observe the first person point of view of each cultures •  go deeper into the cross cultural culture that how I see as a Korean

and a Korean American •  Tension •  Emotions

THESIS  STATEMENT

I want to explore my cultural identity as a Korean American (a 1.5 generation) to show the different perspectives as a Korean and an American

CONCEPT

•  Focusing on two perspectives : Korean and Korean American •  Each perspective will talk about what they see, hear, and feel

about each other’s culture and custom

PRECEDENTS

FACTUM  KANG,  2009 Candice  BreiN A  series  of  interviews  with  identical  twins;  an  imperfect  facsimile  of  their  twin  that  faces  the  similarities  as  well  as  differences hTp://vimeo.com/13514467

PRECEDENTS

Ray-­‐‑Ban’s  Flip  Out   Directed  by  Paranoid  US  Director  Sophie  Gateau  A  sunglass  series  with  interchangeable  lenses A  kaleidoscope  theme  that  emphasizes  the  multitude  of  lens  choices hTp://vimeo.com/26687486

PRECEDENTS

James  Mercer The  Shins   Interview He  plays  as  an  interviewer  and  as  himself   It  shows  two  sides  communicating  with  each  other hTp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_URnWdX7_8

Prototype  1

 Prototype  2

Final

Thank  you