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Arts-based Wellbeing
Artistic and sensory experience with organisations, public culture and communities.
Explore Arts-based WellbeingARTS-BASED WELLBEING · SOUTH KOREA
Art as a way back to the living body.
SPACE MOUM explores how art, embodied knowledge and Korean philosophies of living can offer new ways to restore attention, connection and balance in contemporary life.
Through movement, sound, participatory practice and digital media, we translate these inquiries into experiences for people, institutions and communities.
01 / WHAT IS SPACE MOUM?
An arts and wellbeing practice from South Korea.
SPACE MOUM is a South Korea-based arts and wellbeing practice exploring how embodied artistic experience can support recovery, awareness and connection in contemporary life.
Rooted in Korean body culture, movement, sound and philosophies of yangsaeng, we translate embodied knowledge into contemporary experiences across education, public culture, organisations, hospitality and digital environments.
02 / OUR ORIGINS
Art is the origin.
Art is the origin. Wellbeing is one of its contemporary applications.
We begin with sensing, listening, moving and questioning. Korean body culture and philosophies of yangsaeng offer a relational view of body, environment and everyday life.
About SPACE MOUM’s approach03 / PRACTICES
Ways of sensing and relating.
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Korean Sound
Resonance, breath and stillness, informed by Korean cultural practice.
Explore Korean Sound03
THE LIVING BODY
Korean Movement & Yangsaeng Practice: breath, weight, sensation and movement.
Explore THE LIVING BODY04
Digital / Immersive Practice
Artistic inquiry through XR, projection, guided audio and sound.
Explore Digital / Immersive Practice04 / FIELD CASES
Practice in context.
Nielsen Korea
A 100-minute participatory programme with 15 employees.
Read Nielsen Korea
Eunpyeong urban forest
Sixteen sessions connecting artistic experience with the surrounding forest.
Read Eunpyeong urban forest
GOYO Meditation Planet
An artistic inquiry into movement, sound and virtual experience.
Read GOYO Meditation Planet05 / EDUCATION & EXCHANGE
Learning through practice.
The SPACE MOUM Facilitator Program explores how to hold, guide and design arts-based sensory experiences. We welcome institutional dialogue, practice exchange and shared questions about participation, education and care.
Explore Education & International Exchange06 / INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
A conversation across art and technology.
GOYO Meditation Planet was presented at NewImages Festival 2024 in Paris. TechvangArt’s June 2024 feature documents the prototype and its conversation with creators Soojin Pray and SeoRyoung Kim.
This project offers a starting point for dialogue about embodied artistic experience across physical and digital environments.
Read the TechvangArt interview (June 2024)
07 / FOUNDER
Soojin Pray
FOUNDER · RITUAL MEDIA ARTIST
Founded by Soojin Pray, SPACE MOUM develops experiences rooted in artistic practice. Her independent work explores the body, place, memory and relationships, informing the questions that guide the company’s approach.
Her artworks, exhibitions and independent research practice are presented on her artist website.
Soojin Pray — Artist