Saturday, March 15, 2008

The Mr. Lee is Korean!!

Jan sent me this interesting article about Norway's Ramen King Now i know where the Mr. Lee's Nooddle originally came from.

I went to check out Local elctronic music & club scene!!

DJ Skatebård!! his myspace is: myspace.com/skatebaard!! great!!
The projection on the wall by The work near the door.
Bar at the ground floor of the club!! where smoking is not allowed!!
Dance floor is upstsair where smoking is not allowed!!
Maya busy working as a bouncer; to stop drunken people entering and throw out people who cause trouble!!
Up and coming local electronic band. sorry cant remember name.



Bartenders!!!

Last night I went out to check out local music scene, recommended by Maya who is one of the Flagg's member and works at this club (cant remember the name) as a Bouncer-never seen female bouncer as long as i know, check this out The Work I loved it so much!!

Friday, March 14, 2008

The questionaire!!

Here are the questions I would like to ask or wanted to discuss with local Artists and other professionals in Bergen:

Is Art so precarious in your city in comparison to other service industry?
Or why Art is so precarious in this service industry?
How Art deploy as "social engagement in your city?
Who are the creative subjects in your city?
Who are the cool creative types in your city?
How artist help with gentrification, urban renewal, the creation of a service economy, labor of affect/emotions.

I know these quetions are Too general But i have some more fun troubling questions after a serious chat with a friend who does think that Artists are often not very self critical... will post more soon.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Flagg's website!!

Flaggfabrikken-Center for Photography and art

Random PICS from the first night in Bergen!!

The city situated btwn a group of mountains as you can see the mountains are everyside of the city.
Bergen Kunsthall (on the right)is one one of the largest institutions in Norway. it has gallery spaces, cafe, video-room and Electronic music Concerts etc. i live very close by.
In the corner of the cafe.
Look this clothes -hanger inside Kunsthall, you will find this pretty much everywhere inside house in Bergen tells the weather!! Bergen is notorious for its rain!!
The otherside of Kunsthall!! More mountains!!
My bed at the guest house of the art academy in Bergen!!
This my window, where im staying at for a week right now!!

Some of Flagg member's at the kunsthall cafe where we had a first meeting and lunch!!
A shot of my bed with Norwegian Chocolates-my first dinner provided by Arne and Heide. so lovely!! Thanks to Arne, Heide and Olaf who drove me to the guest house from the airport!!

The currency to remember & The Mr.Lee's Noodle


10.00 Norway kroner = 1, 936 South Korea Won. 10.00 NOK=1.9 USD.
A glass of beer from the bar/pub is about 50 NOK=10, 000 KRW almost!!
Here is the instant noodle i bought last night from the 24hrs shop. it is 12 NOK=2320 KRW.
Hmm pretty Expensive!! will have to switch to Pasta for an emergency instant food habit-which i often enjoy after drink session!! Btw, what or who is Mr Lee in Norwegian standard on this package?!

Three different flights

This is SAS airline!!
스칸디나비안 에어라인 간식-삼각 김밥!! Seaweed triangle roll above. Sas airline's snack from Narita to Copenhagen.

치즈 샌드위치?! and Cheese sandwich you can choose. not bad.
첫번째 식사!! Obviously rice with bulgogi with Japanse style Kimbap-Seaweed roll. Not bad. The "Kiso spring" container is mineral water. Food was great on Korean airline as usual!! and No usual Bibimbap this time either. I took Korean airline to Narita in Japan, Sas airline to Copenhagen in Denmark and Widroe to Bergen in Norway. how many transit zones and Securities did i go through!! gosh!! seemed like endless transfer and transfer!! This wideroe airine i took from Norway was the most scary one but most cozy one tho.

This is Norwegian airline!!

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Last eve in Seoul before Off to Norway

Thanks to everyone who came to my farewell sort of dinner and drinks @greens.eat.gom on monday eve. will update soon with more imgaes on my way to Norway.


@Greens.Eat.Gom(Loft's owners new cafe, serve only Korean foods). We all had Bibimbap, Nurunggitang, Cabbage-Jeon-Korean style pan cake with cabbage, Dak Jim-Marinated Chiken with Potatoes and carotts and Home made Kimchi-Chille pepper cabbage. And the famuse Baik -Kimchi at the Loft with Beers.