“Direct from Antarctica and the Arctic to Incheon Airport” Installation view at Incheon International Airport © ARKOFrom July 26 to November 30, the exhibition Direct from Antarctica and the Arctic to Incheon Airport, co-organized by the Arts Council Korea (ARKO), Korea Polar Research Institute, and Incheon International Airport Corporation, will be on display at Incheon International Airport.
The exhibition presents seven installations and media works by artists who participated in the polar residency program organized by ARKO and Korea Polar Research Institute. Seungyoung Kim, Cho Kwang-hee, Sejin Kim, Ji Hye Yeom, Kwang-Ju Son, Junghwa Lee, and Kiwon Hong capture the polar landscapes they saw during their residencies in Antarctica and the Arctic. Seungyoung Kim shows a white night scene of Antarctica with flags waving, while Cho Kwang-hee captures the sights and sounds of ice melting in Antarctica. Sejin Kim created a fiction about the imaginary territory of “G,” and Ji Hye Yeom overlayed images of Casper, a little ghost, and seals playing on top of images taken in Antarctica to reveal the politics of space. Also, artists Kwang-Ju Son, Junghwa Lee, and Kiwon Hong created video works to showcase their research in Antarctica and the Arctic during their residencies.
Furthermore, the media/digital art exhibition In Sync will be held at Incheon international Airport from July 20 to October 22, providing a variety of attractions for foreign tourists during the period of intensive cultural events.
