Parallel Visions on Media Art

This symposium was organized to examine media art from humanistic and social perspectives and to explore the expanded meanings of media. It consisted of presentations, a panel discussion, and a Q&A session. The presenters were Kim Sunjung, Artistic Director of SMB10, and the three co-curators—Nicolaus Schafhausen, Fumihiko Sumitomo, and Clara Kim. The panel included Seungduk Kim, Jihoon Kim, Park Il-ho, Yoon Joonsung, Jaap Guldemond, Jen Mizuik, and Franck Gautherot, while Sim Cheol-woong and Kim Sungwon participated as discussants.

2009. 12. 08. 13.30-18.00 — Day 1 Presentations
– Kim Sunjung, “Organizing media_city seoul 2010”
– Yoon Joonsung, “Parallel and Perpendicular: City-Specific Video Art”
– Seungduk Kim, “The Virtual Return”
– Jaap Guldemond, “Media Art: Less Is More”
– Franck Gautherot, “Media Burn”

Q&A and Discussion
– Discussant: Kim Sungwon
– Moderator: Young-Sil Sohn

2009. 12. 09. 13.30-18.00 — Day 2 Presentations
– Park Il-ho, “Conversion of Media, Expansion of Aesthetic Experience”
– Sumitomo Fumihiko, “Creativity in Art and Media: Yokohama International Media Art Festival 2009”
– Jen Mizuik, “Experimenta: Media Art in Melbourne, Australia”
– Nicolaus Schafhausen, “Morality”
– Jihoon Kim, “Beyond Black Box and Virtual Window: The Scale and Position of Screen in Media Art Today”
– Clara Kim, “Imagined Communities”

Q&A and Discussion
– Discussant: Sim Cheol-woong
– Moderator: Kim Sunjung