2015 Korean DMZ Art Festival

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2015 Korean DMZ Art Festival

The Outdoor Installation Art Project

Exhibition Title:  DMZ Pilgrimage, 2015:  DMZ International Contemporary Art Exhibition 

·Exhibition Theme:  “Face Each Other”

·Host:  Incorporated Association of North & South Korea Kangwon-Do Cooperative Society

·Exhibition Place:     Korea DMZ Peace-Life Hill

                     DMZ Museum

                     South Korea Otter Research Center

·Exhibition Date:     OCT 06, 2015 ~ NOV 06,2013

·Opening Reception:  OCT 06, 2015

·The number of Participating Artists: Total 62 (Installation Art Field, 10 / Drawing Banners Field, 52)

·Participating Nationals: South Korea, USA, China, India, Japan, Canada, England, Germany, France

·Programs & Activities

Reception/ DMZ Pilgrimage/ Participating in Art Festival/ Forum on peace

About the DMZ Pilgrimage Art Festival, 2015 

The barb wired iron fence (or the borderline) division area between North and South Korea is a remnant of the tragic history that has not been solved yet. This is a fatalistic yoke that the Korean must overcome.

The physical boundaries that came into existence ensuing the violence of the fatal division resulting from conflicting ideologies of the 20th century have been mostly deconstructed throughout the world. However, the Korean peninsula is uniquely misplaced from the main stream global peace issue.

DMZ, or Demilitarized Zone, exists between two boundaries in the Korean Peninsula, divided into north and south based on the 38th parallel. DMZ is a symbolic place of tension but it became also a natural wildlife treasure because of its unreachable location from human steps.  Here some questions are raised: How can we interpret this kind of ironic situation? What is the relationship between the nature and the modern humanity?

Definitely, DMZ Art Festival has distinguishable features from other ones. As it is located in the boundary area, the militaries of South Korean and North Korean are adjacent to each other; the uniqueness of its geographical environment stands out. This incomparable regional identity is to be exposed and expressed at the DMZ Art Festival. Indeed, it has been a witness to the current predicament of the Korean Peninsula as a non-developmental environment and a military operation area internationally.

With ‘themes’ derived from the reality of environmental fragmentation, many well-known domestic and international artists have been creating a communicational place through their arts in various genre each year.

Human race has recorded histories with unending conflicts, such as, ideology, race, class, religion and so on. DMZ represents a leaf in our conscious history on  ideological conflict that exists without liquidation. DMZ lives a life of an active volcano yet it displays stillness and clogged look. DMZ is an extreme symbol of conflict and of confrontation, which delivers tension to Korean and world citizens alike even in 21st century. In front of the DMZ, world artists shall create visual image works and install them together that reflect various awareness and perspectives concerning human race. Here upon, artists are called for recreating a cultural communication spot that could elevate discussions on ‘peace of mankind.’

Announcement

*Main Concept of artworks :  War and Peace/ Peace of Mankind/ Rapprochement

* The Installation Artwork Field

- Number of invited artist: 10, including South Korean and China artists

- The format of the Installation Art: free (size, material and so on)

- Removal of installed artworks: organizing host shall cooperate upon the requests of artists.

* The Outdoor Installation Drawing Banners Field

- Number of invited artist: 52, including artists from various countries

- Final print out image size of the Drawing Banner: 120 cm (L) x60 cm (w)

- Printing, installation and removal of the banner artworks are done by organizing host.

- Please, email your Drawing Banner image work (1) in Jpg file with printable high definition (±200dpi) so that our organizing host can download the image and print out your work on white cloth and exhibit it.

* Supporting Service

-An invitation is sent to each participating artist.

-Invited artists are offered seven days and six nights of lodging and meal throughout the project-documenting trip period.

-Airport pick-up is available to foreign artists who enter by Inchon Airport, Korea.

-Exhibition catalog and actual printed flag-artwork are sent to the address of the participating artists.

-Participating artist will be offered with the festival souvenir.

-Installation artist will be offered 300,000 Korean Won.

-Other necessary expense is covered by artist’s own.

* IF you are invited to participate in the exhibition, please send the following information to us.

Your information includes, written in English;

1. Nationality

2. Full Name: (If you are a Korean artist, please, write in Korean too)

3. C.V. : within 10 lines (If you are a Korean artist, please write in Korean too)

4. Postal Address: for receiving a catalog after the project.

5. Description of your artwork: Within 3 lines

6. One printable high-resolution image file in JPG format

Send the above information to the following email address;

E-mail:  wnaks9@hanmail.net

*Deadline for your information is on SEP 20, 2015

Art Director

Cha, Joo-man (Korea)

Mobile phone: 82-10-3931-6460

Email: wnaks9 @hanmail.net