…I heard you’ve been living with … as a companion.1 I’m relieved to hear you’ve been well. I was very glad to hear from you, but I still don’t wish to see you yet. I don’t know when; I’m waiting for a better time. Still, as for your request to write under my name, I would gladly accept. I’ll be looking forward to it as well.

졸음 / DROWSE

Guarana:

You’ll meet the underground again. I spun around and got dizzy. When you feel your once-light shoulders begin to sink a little again, you’ll know you have come to the right place. Right, our child used to have a hard time sleeping, so we made sure they got plenty of sunlight, stretched them out every three hours, and made time for them to experience a little culture, even briefly, and that was how we managed to keep going. Maybe because our child takes

after me, they like good food and looking at pretty things more than sleep. Always keep your surroundings clean, cut back on fluids, and ask someone you love for a lymphatic massage.

Dayoung:

My memory is hazy. Was that exhibition on the floor, mounted on the wall, or hanging from the ceiling? Was it dark, or bright? What comes back faintly are things like plants, things like family, things like clouds, things like a pyeongsang (wooden bench), things like Manhattan. I think there were things painted in different colors, things rolling around on the floor, a glowing screen, a place to sit, things to read. I probably didn't stay very long. What came before and after is clear, after all. If I feel around the empty space, I can more or less make it out. Did I like it? Did I hate it? It’s happened several times just this year. It felt as though I were trying to continue a dream I’d been dreaming with my eyes open, so I decided to stop.

I think I once picked up a coin wrapped in paper. When was that? It gave me an ominous feeling, so I threw it into the Han River.

Dance Time:

I decided it didn't matter either way.

(positive) Dance time / ポジティブ☆ダンスタイム

“A place, between 밤 과 낮 (night and day), between 꿈 과 현실 (dream and reality)

두 세계가 섞인 문턱 (a threshold where two worlds mingle).

침실은 (bedroom) a place where 너가 누워 놓아 버릴 수 있는 (where you can lie down and let go).

이것은 또한 하나의 방 (it is also a room) within the mind,

마침내 생각들이 쉬고 자유로이 부유하는 (where thoughts finally rest and drift freely).

어쩌면 너의 눈이 열려 있을지도 모를 tipping point (perhaps where your eyes might still be open),

정신은 아직 머물러 고민하고 있어 (while the mind still lingering, wondering),

(whether) to go back to the fabric of dreams 할지

(or) to enter the waking world 할지.”

Contributing text by Dahwan Ghim