Paik's Technician Insists His Name Be Included in Catalogs
Creatrip Team
a month ago
Jeong-seong Lee (82), Paik Nam-june's longtime Korean technician, led the recent restoration and reactivation of Paik's large-scale public video installation 'Cheol-i Cheol-cheol, TV Funnel, TV Trees' at the POSCO Center in Seoul. Over 200 CRT monitors were replaced with flat LCD screens to restore stable playback while preserving the work's original imagery and structure. Lee, who became Paik's exclusive technician after working on major pieces like 'Dadaikseon' and international Biennale projects, recalls Paik's insistence that technicians be credited (e.g., in exhibition catalogs) — reportedly demanding reprints if Lee's name was omitted. Lee defends monitor replacement for conservation and accessibility, and speaks passionately about proper market valuation and care for Paik's video art.
