One of two apexart residency programs, the outbound residency relocates New York-based creative professionals for 30 days in a foreign country, with the aim of benefiting their practice through a non-working visit abroad. Valerie was selected for this outbound residency via an open-call process. To read her winning essay, visit us here: http://www.apexart.org/SeoulResidency/application.php
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Forest Life
Seoul reminded me of New York in many ways, one way being that any brush with nature is pretty exciting stuff. It wasn't on my schedule, but no one in hell was going to keep me from visiting Seoul Forest to feed the "wild" deer. No one!!!
As soon as I got there I rented a bicycle and started cruising around. The "forest" is really just a park, but it was a lot of fun.
It felt a little like I had the place to myself.
These are sika deer. No touching!
Somewhere in the park is a vending machine that sells boxes of deer kibble, but I couldn't find it. Fortunately, this nice and adorable couple offered me some of theirs, otherwise I might have cried.
Once I got my wildlife fix, I took off on my bike again. I rode past a truly weird sculpture garden that seemed like it was from a dream.
I took this goofy shot of myself while riding the bicycle--not easy! If you'd ever seen me try to ride a bike, you'd be even more impressed.
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