Under the theme of ‘WE, on the Rising Wave’
239 works by 80 artists from 25 countries.

for 65 days until November 6th

Above is a photo related to Busan Biennale 2022. Photo by Eyeon by Choi.

 

Busan Biennale 2022 is being held for 65 days until November 6th. Under the theme of ‘WE, on the Rising Wave’, this Biennale is exhibiting 239 works by 80 artists from 25 countries.

The main exhibition hall of the Biennale is Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, and Pier 1 of Busan Port, Yeongdo, and traditional house in Choryang also have exhibition spaces.

The Busan Biennale was first started in 1981 with the voluntary participation of local artists. Through various networks, exhibitions, programs, and seminars at home and abroad, it aims to spread contemporary art and realize art in everyday life. In other words, the Busan Biennale has been serving as a venue for experimental contemporary art exchanges for 40 years.

This year's keywords are migration, women and female workers, urban ecosystems, technological change and spatiality. and artists from various nationalities from Asia, Europe, America, Africa, Middle East, and Oceania will participate.

The field is also diverse. It is composed of all art such as drawing, video, installation, scurpture, performance art, and photography. 

▲ Kam Min Kyoung, A Song of Dongsook, 2022, Charcoal on canvas, 193.9 x 259.1 cm. Zero o’clock, 2022. Charcoal on paper, 220 x150 cm. The tide,2022, Watercolor on paper, charcoal on canvas, 242 x 150cm, photo by Eyeon Choi.

 

As a Korean artist, Kam Min Kyoung stands out. She was born in Busan and never left Busan until he became an adult. Now, she currently works in various cities, but Busan is the city of memory imprinted like a seal in her spirit. Because of this, Busan has become the background of her paintings, and his works are nostalgic. 'A Song of Dongsook' by her is a picture of a woman from the era in which her mother lived.

Mika Rottenberg with Hauser & Wirth, a world-famous gallery, also stands out. Her feature film will be released to the public for the first time at this Biennale. In order to explore the concepts of labor and value production in the modern world of supercapitalism, She combined video and installation sculptures. Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, this work is set in the near future after the pandemic.

▲ Otobong Nkanga, Lined with shivers sprouting from the rock, 2021 Wool carpet, hand-knotted cotton ropes, weeping-beech wood, handblown glass, clay, metal, video, organic materials, various oils, Dimension variable, Courtesy of artist.

Born in Kano, Nigeria, Otobong Nkanga mesmerized audiences with her installations and performances. Her performance, paying attention to the earth's land and water, contains stories and aspirations for the world beyond the country. In particular, in the tool created for this biennale, the two actors move in balance with each other to symbolize the connection between the earth and humans.

Eun joo Lim and Tae Seob Choi, who participated as vegan bakery managers and performers, said, “We participated in this performance with an apology to nature. It was an opportunity to reflect on the preciousness of sacred nature and realize what role it will play for nature in the future.”

▲ Otobong Nkanga, Soft Offering, 2022, Performance, wood, plants, earth, seeds, strings, oil, water, incense, Dimension Variable. photo byy Eyeon Choi.Kim Seong-Youn, Executive Director of Busan Bienale, said, “Busan Biennale 2022 is significant in that it started from the history and discourse of the region. We hope that the Busan Biennale will advance into a mutually positive relationship with the local arts community.”

Artistic Director of Busan Bienale, Haeju Kim, said, “I think that the symbol of Busan is the ‘wave’. I think that the present and history of Busan are created by the meandering and flowing waves. I wanted to ask if Busan can move forward on the waves, or who they are riding the waves with.”

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