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The Biennale's main exhibition, Then and Now: Memories of the Future features contemporary photography from South Korea, Japan, and China. To contrast the contemporary images there will be a show on photography from 100 years ago taken of South Korea, Japan and China. The old images will show a time when the western and eastern world first began to interact with each other. It will be a good contrast to show how culture and photography has changed over time.
There will also be a group of special exhibitions that will be presented at the Biennale: ˇ°Changing Social Landscape: North Korea 0950-2008ˇ±, ˇ°Sway in the Spaceˇ±, and ˇ°4 Hidden Photographersˇ±.
The Daegu Photo Biennale 2008 will present photography from Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, United States, England, and France. This will bring almost 10 countries together representing about 200 photographers. |
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| Memories of the Future 10.31 - 11. 16 EXCO 1F |
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We will focus on Northeast Asian countries (Korea, China, Japan) who are closely related geographically and culturally for a long time. 400 pieces by 40 artists from Korea, China and Japan are presented by country.
The theme of Korean Exhibition (curator : Dongsun Jin) is 'sense of life: vision of new understanding'. 'Sense of life' refers to vision of an age as nowness of life before changed time. 12 artists present a spectacular cultural topographical map of Korean society since the 1990's through their individual eyes.
Japanese Exhibition (curator : Iizawa Kotaro) is composed of young artists who have been very active since 2000. They are a generation who are immersed in animation and computer games which are product of modern civilization. They present unique expression method of Japanese new generation as well as identity of a generation influenced by cartoons and animation. They will question about present status of Japanese modern photography and tap into future possibility.
Chinese Exhibition (curator : Three Shadows Photography Art Center ) is run by 3 curators who present status of Chinese modern photography by various artistic groups . Chinese modern art and photography are emerging rapidly in the international art network.
The topographical map of Chinese modern photography which went major changes politically, economically and culturally for the past 20 years are presented in various styles in this exhibition. Chinese Exhibition consists of work of 16 artists including 4 Taiwanese artists. It is an exhibition where you can appreciate the trend of Northeast Asian photography which is emerging as the hub of global culture and economy at one place and understand cultural commonness and differences at the same time. |
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Dongsun Jin (Korea), Iizawa Kotaro (Japan), Three Shadows Photography Art Center (China) |
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| Memories of the Past - East Asian Images from 100 Years Ago 10.31 - 11. 16 EXCO 1F |
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| It is a photography exhibition which reflect upon the past of 100 years of three Northeast Asian countries namely Korea, China and Japan. We can see the image of our country, the phases of the times of our neighboring countries, China and Japan as well as image of Northeast Asia that Westerners wanted to see at a glance. This exhibition displays the aesthetics of those days beyond the historical value of pictures of 19th century and reproduction capability which characterize the recording feature of documentary. |
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| Curators : Bohnchang Koo, Youngmi Park (Co-Curator) |
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| Changing Social Landscape: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA 1950~2008
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| 10.31 - 11. 16 Daegu Culture and Arts Center |
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| 'Changing North Korean Scenery' documented by Ms. Margaret Bourke-White, the photographer attached to US Life Magazine, Chris Marker, well-known French picture producer and Mr. Hee Jung Kim who represents Korea, present North Korea from the time of liberalization in 1950 until 2008. 12 photographers documented images of social change and common people in Korea with intervals of 10 years. Despite the fact that North Korean society is changing slowly, it does not seemed to have changed on the surface. The photographers presents us with a question through their work. |
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| Curator : Youngkyun Lim |
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| Sway in the Space |
10.31 - 11. 16 Daegu Culture and Arts Center
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| Young artists take a look at Korean photography of today through their original and intense work based on digital mind. They express a new method of expression which contain their desire to express imaginative and fictitious world which is not just a record of photography. It is a exhibition which show infinite possibility of photography as a medium for original imagination. |
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| Curator : Suejin Shin
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| 4 Hidden Photographers |
10.31 - 11. 16 Daegu Culture and Arts Center |
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| At '4 Hidden Photographers', work of Young Soo Han(Korea), Zhuang Xueben(China), Chang Chao Tang(Taiwan) and Shoji Ueda(deceased Japanese artist in 2000) are displayed. These 4 Asian artists are not well known at home and abroad but they sublimated the beauty of black-and white picture with excellent senses to its peak. This is a meaningful exhibition to re-configuring on the hidden talents which were hidden in obscurity. |
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| Curators : Bohnchang Koo, Heejung (Coordinator) |
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