“People do tend to fear and despise shamans but turn to them in times of desperation. Such a contradiction is a human characteristic, no? I'm more pulled to the human drama of shamans - their experience in society and identity struggles - than their transcendental power. Their drastic lives enable them to empathize with others and provide solace.” PeopleStruggleIdentityDramaContradictionDesperationSolaceTranscendentalDrastic Author:Hyon Gyon
“Before she is an individual, a shaman is foremost a vehicle for receiving and expressing the grief and indignation of the people within society. The otherworldly strength that you see during a gut is the raging effort to forget and overcome the weakness of the self and is possible because it bears all the wrath and indignation of the people against oppression. Extraordinary acts performed with remarkable exaggeration encounter the human instinct to demolish one's own limitations, producing catharsis.” PeopleIndividualForgetEffortGriefWeaknessOvercomingInstinctExtraordinaryRageOppressionLimitationGutsRemarkableVehicleExaggeration Author:Hyon Gyon