Inspiration from Kim Ae-ran's Novel: The Future of Silence: The Moment a Language Disappears Exhibition
Baek Nam-june Art Center Exhibition Video Website Launch
Exhibition view of Angelica Messiti's "The Color of Words" from "The Future of Silence"
Photo by Gyeonggi Munha Foundation
[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] An online video of the exhibition "The Future of Silence: The Moment a Language Disappeared," inspired by novelist Kim Ae-ran's short story "The Future of Silence," has been released on the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation's Nam June Paik Art Center website.
"The Future of Silence: The Moment a Language Disappeared" exhibition was the first planned exhibition of the Nam June Paik Art Center in 2020 and was originally scheduled to open on February 27. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Nam June Paik Art Center temporarily closed starting February 24, just before the opening, causing disruptions to the schedule. Hoping that art can support the weary hearts of citizens practicing social distancing, the Nam June Paik Art Center released the exhibition video on its website on the 8th.
Kim Yoon-seo, curator at the Nam June Paik Art Center who planned the exhibition, introduced it as "an exhibition based on Nam June Paik's thought that 'all research on media must begin with language,' not just 'The Future of Silence.'" She added, "The exhibition assumes that language governs our bodies and thoughts and forms the foundation of our identity."
The exhibition "The Future of Silence: The Moment a Language Disappeared" features a total of 11 works: 8 videos and 3 installations by 8 artists from various regions including Korea, New York in the United States, London in the United Kingdom, Paris in France, and Beirut in Lebanon.
'The Future of Silence' featuring Kim Woo-jin's 'Perfect Chorus'
Photo by Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation
The works explore language as speech and writing, body and spirit, reality and concept, system and culture. The 8 participating artists focus on languages that are gradually disappearing or facing extinction, as suggested by the exhibition title, or question the power of dominant languages, especially English, granting new status to diverse languages.
The exhibition presents the class and alienation produced by dominant languages and the power of language directly linked to human rights as a survival tool through visual art. By raising awareness of issues linked to the polarization of languages gradually permeating daily life, it encourages a renewed perspective on the invisible power and diversity of language.
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Furthermore, it emphasizes that nonverbal communication also has specific forms, rhythms, and voices. Such works prove the existence of communities using those languages. Ultimately, the artists' exploration of language changes and life attitudes in connection with technological advancement reveals the latent prejudices and hatred within us and the bright and dark sides of polarization affecting civilized society as a whole.
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