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.
2014 Temple Lamp
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관리자 2014-09-17 21:25
Metallic material, Machinery, 24k gold leaf, Glass, Resin, Electronic device (CPU board, motor, LED)
36x50x82cm
Temple Lamp
Robot's Dream
I watched robot animations in my childhood and there were numerous issues like war and resource exhaustion around me with Cold War in 1970s, 80s and even in 90s. I was a kid but those issues greatly affected me and made me think 'I should be a scientist to make robots. That's the only way to protect my family.' Fortunately, I could continue to have my childhood dream. I planned to study mechanical engineering but I came to study sculpture with interest in painting and making something for my parents both majored art. I studied traditional sculpture materials at first but by chance, I was given an assignment to put movement in sculpture, which reminded me of the dream to be a scientist. I started to put moving elements in works through machinery. I was so delighted to feel 'This was what I wanted!' And still things looked very boring to me so I work on different concepts like putting in dynamic elements and dealing with a theme of life and criticism on machine civilization.