In 2003, Prof. Song Du-yul decided to go back to his homeland after spending thirty seven years in Germany in spite of an arrest warrant that had been issued. But within a week he fell from a respected advocate of democracy to the biggest spy ever. This threw Korean society into a turmoil of red paranoia.
The narrative of the film is based on an oral memory about a real event that happened in the 1970s in Jinan in Jeonbuk Province, South Korea. In the film, Haejun JO and KyeongSoo LEE discover a small boat in reclaimed land near a US military base in the city of Gunsan.
Exhibition is a video about art, its reception and the discourse it generates as well as the work involved in the production of exhibitions. Exhibition reflects the rituals and conventions of the social dimension of art and the failure of educational projects based on assumptions of the universal aesthetic experience.
As I see it, “wand” is a symbol that represents the phenomenon called special effects. Through Wands, I ironically imagine a different kind of special effect within a space time where visible special effects have vanished.
Through filming landscapes, Adachi sought to reveal the structures of oppression that underpin and perpetuate the political system. Anabasis? It is the name given, since Xenophon, to wandering, circuitous homeward journeys.
Mediacity Seoul 2014 screening information has been updated. On 15th October, a Q&A session with Antoine Coppola will […]
Dinh Q. L?’s Barricade(2014) on the 1st floor of SeMA includes sound work. French/Algerian Musician Ham?, the co-worker […]
Grandmothers’ Lounge is on the 2nd floor of SeMA. Audio guide and audio guide textbook are available. […]
A free audio guide is provided in the voices of actors Hae-il Park (Korean) and Moon Choi (English). Identification is required to rent theaudio set. (Supplies Limited). The audio guide is also available on the Mediacity Seoul website.