ellie koo 𓆝⋆. ellie koo 𓆝⋆.
Ellie Yaejin Koo (b. Incheon, 2002) is a filmmaker, educator, and artist based on Lenapehoking land (Philadelphia, PA).
Their work explores the Korean-American identity, Diasporic Ecologies, Personal Memory, and Language. They currently attend Temple University for an MFA in Film and Media Arts.
Their tea of choice at the moment is sweet jeju tangerine with honey. Best enjoyed with a savory pastry, something buttery. serve iced.
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I Dreamt of a Plastic Sea | 2025
5-Channel Installation, Audio
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images:
(1) installation view (2) still image channel-1
(3) still image channel-2 (4) still image channel-3
TEXT APPEARING BY LINE:
dad
told me
in the highest tower
where mountains once stood
he saw big fish
translucent and glowing
rainbow lights
came from inside them
their plastic skin
they made their way
to the shore
flowers of their shells
bloomed
in a battlefield of red.
I caught one
for dinner tonight
it tasted of keyboards
and chewed like wax.
It lived after eaten
I felt it swimming inside
Its lights poured from my eyes
I glitter of what remains
I dreamt of a plastic sea
DESCRIPTION
Through this multi-channel installation, a myth is told
about the robotic fish that live in the Lotte Tower, Seoul, South
Korea that reflects the way microplastics travel through biomatter
and inevitably, into us. I am interested here in the exploration of
technology as simulacrum, nonhuman to human relationships,
and environmental concern through fictionalizing our realities.
Audio Description: (will update soon)