Photographer Kim Soo-nam traveled across Korea to record traditional rituals that he feared might disappear. Dreams and Phenomena: Korean Gut, 1983–1993 at the first-floor Kim Soo-nam Hall of Sanjicheon Gallery centers on his Korean Gut series, documenting rituals at 20 sites in the 1980s.
Start with the people in the photographs. Beyond ritual action, look for the expressions, emotions and relationships of communities participating in these events. Then turn to the handwritten notes and archive materials displayed with the photographs. They offer clues to the choices Kim made as a photographer and documentarian.
The official listing gives March 26, 2026–March 31, 2027 as the run, with opening hours 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., closed on Mondays and public holidays. The venue is Kim Soo-nam Hall, Sanjicheon Gallery, 36 Jungang-ro 3-gil, Jeju-si; telephone +82-64-800-9341.
Check for exceptional closures before setting out. The shamanic rituals in the archive can be understood as records of social and cultural history rather than an invitation to adopt a belief system.