[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.66,0:00:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Do Ho Suh: "Rubbing / Loving"] Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.54,0:00:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a mutual friend who was\Ngiving up this flat. Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.75,0:00:26.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I took it. Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.60,0:00:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never lived anywhere else in New York City-- Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.40,0:00:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is the first and the last place. Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.34,0:00:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had an interview with my landlord. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.36,0:00:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They heard that I'm an artist. Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.72,0:00:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were really concerned. Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.56,0:00:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were not sure whether I could actually\Npay the rent. Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.44,0:01:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they let me live here. Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.26,0:01:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was my living space and studio\Nfor eighteen years. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.06,0:01:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My artistic career started from here. Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.58,0:01:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole process is to remember the space, Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.57,0:01:27.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also somehow memorialize the space. Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.64,0:01:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoever is going to buy this place\Nis going to renovate the space Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.24,0:01:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everything is going to go. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.60,0:01:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is quite a meaningful place for the family-- Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.41,0:01:41.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also for me. Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.55,0:01:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been moving around since I left Korea. Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.74,0:01:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm living in London now. Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.22,0:01:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a constant recalibration. Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.91,0:01:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I try to understand my life as a movement\Nthrough different spaces. Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.28,0:02:00.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,--You can do this, as well. Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.36,0:02:02.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,--Yeah, don't worry. Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.36,0:02:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,--I know... Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.22,0:02:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,--[WOMAN] We just fixed it! Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.98,0:02:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ALL LAUGH] Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.86,0:02:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,--[SUH] Yeah. Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.76,0:02:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After this project is done\Nand peeled away from the space, Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.86,0:02:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll probably pack it and\Nshow it somewhere in the future. Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.04,0:02:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a bit difficult to take it off\Nfrom the objects, Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.04,0:02:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but once you do that carefully,\Nit still contains the shape of the object. Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.72,0:02:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was constantly seeking\Nsome other means to Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.75,0:02:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,capture the information of the space Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.56,0:02:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was lacking from my fabric version. Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.03,0:02:48.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I discovered it by rubbing, Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.71,0:02:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it just brought the memories\Nassociated with those details. Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.86,0:02:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there's hundreds of thousands of it. Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.56,0:03:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I did fabric versions of this space, Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.23,0:03:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arthur, the landlord,\Nwas supporting my project emotionally. Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.34,0:03:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, I don't know how much he understood\Nwhat I was doing back then, Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.24,0:03:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he always let me do crazy things\Nin this space. Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.97,0:03:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I write "rubbing" in Korean, Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.44,0:03:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people could read it as "loving" Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.51,0:03:34.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there's no distinction between\N"r" and "l" in Korean alphabet. Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.86,0:03:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the gesture of rubbing is\Na very loving gesture. Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.72,0:03:47.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I made the connection\Nbetween rubbing and loving, Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.14,0:03:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's how the title came about. Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.94,0:03:59.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My energy has been accumulated, Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.07,0:04:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in way, I think, my rubbing shows that. Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.82,0:04:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The darker area--doorknobs and locks-- Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.96,0:04:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's the objects that you touch every time. Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.48,0:04:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just imagine how many times that I actually Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.50,0:04:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flip that light switch when\NI was living in here for eighteen years. Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.43,0:04:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm trying to show the layers of time. Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.50,0:04:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the distance, it looks like a drawing. Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.60,0:04:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you get closer, it becomes very sculptural\Nand three-dimensional. Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.58,0:04:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a point where it sort of changes\Nfrom two-dimensional to three-dimensional. Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.30,0:04:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arthur, he was suffering with\NAlzheimer's disease. Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.72,0:04:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few months before he passed away, Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.11,0:04:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made a special effort to see him. Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.78,0:04:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He warned me that he may not remember me. Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.24,0:05:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was prepared for that, Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.88,0:05:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we ended up talking two hours. Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.56,0:05:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So at the end of the day, Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.44,0:05:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked him to come down\Nto see what we were doing. Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.08,0:05:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I showed him around and then he said, Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.65,0:05:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, there's nothing much to see!" Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.82,0:05:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, which is understandable. Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.16,0:05:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then he sat down and told me, Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.25,0:05:27.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You're welcome to do\Nwhatever you want to do in this house." Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.87,0:05:31.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was almost going to burst into tears Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.81,0:05:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that's exactly what he told me\Nyou know, thirteen years ago, Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.71,0:05:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was measuring the hallway\Nat 4 o'clock in the morning Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.80,0:05:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I didn't want to disturb other people. Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.49,0:05:48.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He came down so quietly Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.22,0:05:51.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then saw me measuring the corner Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.42,0:05:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he said, "What are you doing?" Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.30,0:05:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I tried to explain [LAUGHS] Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.76,0:05:57.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, about the project, Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.17,0:05:59.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he said the exact same thing: Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.80,0:06:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Do whatever you want to do."