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Solo Exhibition

»Korean Shamanism: 접신 – betwixt & between«

(Seoul, Incheon, Daegu, 2010-2017)

Dirk Schlottmann

The photos of the exhibition “접신 – betwixt & between“ show Korean shamans of the North Korean Hwanghaedo-tradition in liminal moments. Liminal moments are periods in which they experience ecstasy and trance because they seek contact with spiritual entities or are incorporated by gods, spirits or ancestors. They are in an intermediate position “betwixt and between” that is very difficult to describe and as a matter of fact is experienced in a manifold of ways.
The power of visualization seems to help where words fail. So my photos show shamans, when they experience intense moments of altered states of consciousness during rituals. My vision is using photography to express something otherwise invisible.
Artist website: www.photoanthropos.com

The Hwanghaedo-tradition was imported from North Korea to South Korea by shamans that came as refugees after the Korea war. The ecstatic and wild ritual practice survived in South Korea, because many refugees perceived this tradition as part of their culture and identity. Among the several regional shamanism traditions practiced in South Korea today, Hwanghaedo shamanism is widely acknowledged as the one that retains the magico-religious traits that are the spiritual essence of Korean shamanism’s belief and practice.

The exhibition is part of Monat der Fotografie-OFF Berlin 2018.
© Dirk Schlottmann
© Dirk Schlottmann
© Dirk Schlottmann
© Dirk Schlottmann
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Oct 5 — Nov 2, 2018
Opening Reception: Thursday, Oct 4, 7 pm
Film Screening: Friday, Oct 12, 8 pm
Lecture: Thursday, Oct 18, 7 pm

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Christburger Straße 18, 10405 Berlin
[Prenzlauer Berg | Pankow]

Opening hours: Tue – Sat 1 – 7 pm

Admission free

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PiB Guide Nº59 MAR/APR 2025 © PiB ⸺ Photography in Berlin. COVER · TITELBILD: Simon Lehner, Balance study with boy, 2018. From the series »How far is a lightyear?«, 2005–2019. Pigment print, 90 × 72 cm. Courtesy KOW Berlin © Simon Lehner. Part of EMOP Berlin’s main festival exhibition »what stands between us« at Akademie der Künste am Hanseatenweg in Berlin-Hansaviertel, read more on page 4 & 5! +++ 6 photos on right double page spread (p. 5), top left to bottom right: 1) © Johanna-Maria Fritz: o.T., 2022, aus der Serie “Ein afghanischer Teppich”, 2022. 2) © Bérangère Fromont, aus der Serie “Except the Clouds”, 2018. 3) © Inga Ivanova: Family Kassi 1965, aus der Serie “TANOE: Echos der Wurzeln”, 1965 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Color Printing Process RA-4. 4) © Kamila K Stanley: Avellar, Archivalischer Tintenstrahldruck. 5) © Rosalind Lowry: Endangered Species List 481, 2023, Pigment-Print (Installationsansicht; Leinen, Farbe), 78 x 58 cm. 6) © Lisa Wassmann: Sebiana Venice, Florida, 2024, aus der Serie “Somewhere Else”, 2007-2024, Courtesy Lisa Wassmann. +++ PiB Guide Editors / V.i.S.d.P. / Art Direction: Julia Schiller & Oliver Schneider

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