Seoul Mediacity Biennale 2023 critiques mapping politics with AI, film, and diasporic works
Running from September 21 to November 19, 2023, the 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, entitled THIS TOO, IS A MAP, is being held at six locations throughout Seoul. The event is curated by Rachael Rakes, the artistic director, alongside associate curator Sofía Dourron, and it offers a critique of shallow 'save the world' narratives. Featured works include Agustina Woodgate's The New Times Atlas of the World (2023), Anna Bella Geiger's film series Mapas elementares from 1976, Shen Xin's 2022 piece ས་གཞི་སྔོན་པོ་འགྱུར། (The Earth Turned Green), videos by Femke Herregraven focusing on extractivism, Tenzin Phuntsog's film Pure Land (2022), and Jesse Chun's exhibits at the Seoul Museum of History. While the biennale showcases reflective projects, some parts may seem redundant.
Key facts
- 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale titled THIS TOO, IS A MAP
- Runs from 21 September to 19 November 2023 in Seoul
- Artistic director Rachael Rakes and associate curator Sofía Dourron
- Six venues including Seoul Museum of Art's Seosomun building and SeMA Bunker
- Agustina Woodgate's installation uses machine learning to regenerate maps
- Anna Bella Geiger's 1976 film series made during Brazil's military dictatorship
- Femke Herregraven's videos focus on mining in Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Tenzin Phuntsog's film Pure Land shot on Blackfeet tribal lands in Montana
Entities
Artists
- Rachael Rakes
- Sofía Dourron
- Agustina Woodgate
- Anna Bella Geiger
- Chico Buarque
- Shen Xin
- Christine Howard Sandoval
- Femke Herregraven
- Tenzin Phuntsog
- Jesse Chun
Institutions
- Seoul Mediacity Biennale
- Seoul Museum of Art
- SeMA
- Seoul Museum of History
- UNESCO
Locations
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Brazil
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Montana
- United States
- Tibet
- Paris
- France
- Africa