Busan Biennale
The Busan Biennale is a biannual international contemporary art show that integrated three different art events held in the city in 1998: the Busan Youth Biennale, the first biennale of Korea that was voluntarily organized by local artists in 1981; the Sea Art Festival, an environmental art festival launched in 1987 with the sea serving as a backdrop; and the Busan International Outdoor Sculpture Symposium that was first held in 1991. The biennale was previously called the Pusan International Contemporary Art Festival (PICAF) before it launched.
The biennale has its own unique attribute in that it was formed not out of any political logic or need but rather the pure force of local Busan artists’ will and their voluntary participation. Even to this day their interest in Busan's culture and its experimental nature has been the key foundation for shaping the biennale’s identity.
This biennale is the only one like it in the world that was established through an integration of three types of art events such as a Contemporary Art Exhibition, Sculpture Symposium, and Sea Art Festival. The Sculpture Symposium in particular was deemed to be a successful public art event, the results of which were installed throughout the city and dedicated to revitalizing cultural communication with citizens. The networks formed through the event have assumed a crucial role in introducing and expanding domestic art overseas and leading the development of local culture for globalized cultural communication. Founded 38 years ago, the biennale aims to popularize contemporary art and achieve art in everyday life by providing a platform for interchanging experimental contemporary art.
Submarine Cable (Jieon Lee)
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Busan Biennale 2022 Exhibition Team
Various cables are laid at the bottom of the sea to transmit and receive information through the use of light. Initially made from copper, these submarine cables are produced today with optical fibers, consisting mainly of direct current (ultra-long range) and alternating current (medium-long range) types. The first submarine cable was laid between Britain and France in 1850; in 1858, Britain and the US succeeded in the first-ever intercontinental communication, and by the 1860s, the cables were being put in place all over the world. The submarine cable pathways established at the time remain more or less unchanged even today, with the explosive growth and construction of communication networks around the 2000s. The cables have ushered in major changes in people’s lives, but they have also been used as tools for major powers to manage their colonies effectively. An excellent example is Britain’s creation of communication networks with India and Malaya, which allowed for more powerful controls over its colonies.
Korea’s first submarine cable was a telegraph cable between Busan and Nagasaki in 1884. The establishment of a submarine cable between Korea and Japan in 1980 ushered in an expansion of their communication network. According to data from Submarine Cable Map, which provides maps of submarine cables around the world, Korea has cables installed on the coasts of Busan, Geoje, Pohang, and Taean, South Chungcheong Province.