Mimi Son’s Another Moon

Alexia Forsyth

Mimi Son’s Another Moon
Another Moon is a project that was first unveiled at the 2021 Newnow festival and later at the Plasmata festival in 2022. The piece is a massive outdoor apparition replicating the moon. This “second moon” is produced by a cross-temporal reflection of sunlight that is then projected back into the sky. Son uses wireless networking, laser projectors, microcontrollers, batteries, solar panels, and detailed calibration to create this masterpiece. Interestingly, Another Moon can be seen up to half a mile away. I really appreciate the spiritual and scientific combination Son used to develop the Another Moon. Mimi Son was born, lives, and works in Seoul as an artistic director, professor, curator, and artist. Her master’s degree is in Digital Media Art and Design; she has an additional major in Interaction Design. In 2009 she and her partner Elliot Woods founded the art studio Kimchi and Chips. Her works are heavily influenced by Buddhist philosophy and geometry.
Link: https://kimchiandchips.com/works/anothermoon/