The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale

2024.07.16 – 2024.07.28

The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY Poster, 2024. Design: Mabasa

The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Jinjoo Kim, hearing, 2024. single-channel video (color, b&w, sound). 20 min. Camera: Hong Cheolki. Camera Assistant: Kim Jinseong. On-site assistant: Sea Jung Kwon. Featuring: Lim Seil. Commissioned by the 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Rim Dong Sik, GLIMWORKERS, The Buddhist Boy, 1964/2024. two-channel video (color, sound). 6 min 44 sec. Cooperated by Daejeon Museum of Art. Commissioned by the 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Yo Daham, Ballroom (0&1), 2024. single-channel video (4K, color, sound). 26 min. Commissioned by the 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Kearn-Hyung Ahn, How to stop being Korean, 2018/2024. two-channel video (b&w, sound). 66 min 24 sec. Originally commissioned by the 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Zheng Mahler, What is it like to be a (virtual) bat? Phase 3, 2023. single-channel video (4K). 580 × 230 cm (installation), 15 min 55 sec (loop). Commissioned by ARE YOU FOR REAL, a project by ifa - Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen. Courtesy of the artist and PHD Group. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Hong Jinhwon, Good afternoon, Good evening and Good night - bug report, 2024. four-channel video (color, sound). 13 min 38 sec. Supported by the 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Leeje, Exit 3 of Hyehwa station, 3pm, 2004/2024. four-channel video (color, sound). 9 min 3 sec. Painting: Leeje. Text: Kang Heeyoung, Kim Songhui, Kim Jihyun, Leeje, Lim Hyunyoung. Voice: Kim Jihyun, Lee Jonghyun, Lim Hyunyoung, James Chae, Dawn Choi. Camera: GLIMWORKERS. Video editing: Kim Jinseong. Sound editing: Kang Minsuk. Commissioned by the 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Yangachi, Bright Dove Hyunsook, Gyeongseong, 2010-2024. four-channel video (color, sound). 12 min 33 sec. Supported by the 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Hong Soon-chyul, City Waterfall, 1996/2024. three-channel video (color, sound). 8 min 5 sec. Video Editing: Kim Kyoung-ho, Studio SUJIKSUPYUNG. Commissioned by the 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Imai Norio, Sobyo/Eizo (Sketches/Images), 1973/2021. single-channel video (color, sound). 20 min 19 sec. ⓒ Norio Imai. Courtesy of ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Joo Hwang, Altered Landscape - Revisit, 2006/2024. three-channel video (color, sound). 4 min. Photography: Joo Hwang. Video editing: Jeong Jun Hwa. Supported by the 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

Adrià Julià, Behind the Missing Oh, 2024. single-channel video (HD, sound). 49 min 28 sec. Supported by the 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY. SeMA Bunker. 2024. Photo: GLIMWORKERS

The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale *STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY* Poster, 2024. Design: Mabasa

The 13th Seoul Mediacity pre-Biennale, was held from July 16 to November 30, 2024, at Seoul Museum of Art and SeMA Bunker. It consisted of two programs, STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY (2024. 07. 16 - 28) and Notes for a Séance (2024. 11. 30). STATION - IMAGE COMMUNITY was organized to examine the conceptual dimensions of media art within the continuum of its history and to activate the cultural position of Biennale as a generative art institution via meta study on its accumulated resources as well as creating new production and distribution. Notes for a Séance introduced key ideas informing the curatorial imagination for the 13th edition of the Seoul Mediacity Biennale.