Sea Art Festival 2025 Returns to Dadaepo Beach with Focus on Invisible Ecological and Social Undercurrents
The 2025 Sea Art Festival, titled Undercurrents: Waves Walking on the Water, is set for September 27 to November 2 at Dadaepo Beach in Busan. Co-artistic directors Keumhwa Kim and Bernard Vienat are at the helm this year. Kim, who founded Keum Art Projects, focuses on post-Anthropocene themes, while Vienat manages the (re)connecting.earth biennial. Since starting in 1987, the festival has shifted venues and is returning to Dadaepo to showcase outdoor artworks. With 22 artists, including Diana Lelonek and Seba Calfuqueo, the festival will tackle issues of ecological awareness and gentrification, featuring discussions with local journalists and activists. The Busan Biennale Organising Committee and Busan Metropolitan City are organizing the event.
Key facts
- Sea Art Festival 2025 runs from 27 September to 2 November at Dadaepo Beach, Busan
- Co-artistic directors are Keumhwa Kim and Bernard Vienat, selected via international open call
- Festival title is Undercurrents: Waves Walking on the Water, focusing on invisible ecological and social forces
- Established in 1987 within the framework of the Seoul Olympic Games
- Alternates between Dadaepo Beach and Songdo locations, returning to Dadaepo in 2025
- Features 22 artists including Diana Lelonek, Plastique Fantastique, Seba Calfuqueo, and Hyeong-seob Cho
- Collaborates with local scientists such as paleontologists and bioacoustic researchers
- Organized by Busan Biennale Organising Committee and Busan Metropolitan City
Entities
Artists
- Keumhwa Kim
- Bernard Vienat
- Diana Lelonek
- Plastique Fantastique
- Seba Calfuqueo
- Hyeong-seob Cho
- Amal Khalaf
- Evelyn Simons
Institutions
- Sea Art Festival
- Keum Art Projects
- art4biodiversity
- art-werk
- (re)connecting.earth
- Busan Biennale
- Busan Biennale Organising Committee
- Busan Metropolitan City
- ArtReview
- ArtReview Korea Supplement
- Korea Arts Management Service
Locations
- Dadaepo Beach
- Busan
- South Korea
- Songdo
- Seoul
- Korea
- Germany
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Kiel
- Chile
- Berlin
- Nakdong River
- Nakdonggang River
- South Sea