Arts Council Korea, Incheon Airport, and Polar Research Institute Present 'Artists Who Journeyed to the Polar Regions' Exhibition

Works by 7 Installation and Media Artists Sharing Polar Experiences
Highlighting Diverse Senses and Interests Embraced by Nature

The Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (Chairman Jeong Byeong-guk) announced on the 26th that it will jointly hold an exhibition themed on the polar regions titled 'Departure from Antarctic/Arctic → Arrival at Incheon Airport' with the Korea Polar Research Institute (Director Kang Seong-ho) and Incheon International Airport Corporation (President Lee Hak-jae) until November 30.

Collaborative Exhibition with the Polar Research Institute.
[Photo by Korea Arts Council]

This exhibition is the first collaboration between the Arts Council and Incheon International Airport Corporation. It will showcase seven installation and media works by artists Kim Seung-young, Jo Gwang-hee, Son Gwang-joo, Kim Se-jin, Yeom Ji-hye, Lee Jeong-hwa, and Hong Gi-won, who participated in the Polar Residency program operated by the Arts Council and the Polar Research Institute.

As the title 'Departure from Antarctic/Arctic → Arrival at Incheon Airport' suggests, the exhibition was planned to convey the vividness of the polar regions through the artworks. The scene of works departing from the Antarctic and Arctic landing at Incheon International Airport is expressed through spatial design to make it familiar and approachable to visitors.

There are many similarities between airports and polar regions in that they are spaces without specific nationalities, operate 24 hours a day without a sense of specific time, and are places where one cannot stay permanently but only temporarily.

Collaborative exhibition work with the Polar Research Institute. [Photo by Korea Arts & Culture Education Service]

By placing the stories of artists who briefly stayed in these two similar spaces, the 'polar regions,' in the location of the 'airport,' the exhibition plans to offer domestic and international travelers using the airport a unique experience that transcends time and space, connecting two different spaces, and provide time to deeply contemplate the diverse aspects behind this connection.

The works containing the landscapes of the polar regions embody the experiences of artists who ventured into the harsh environments of the Antarctic and Arctic, spending summer facing the polar regions up close, as well as the different stories that the polar regions hold.

Jeong Byeong-guk, Chairman of the Arts Council, said, "As social awareness of the climate crisis heightens and interest in the Antarctic and Arctic increases, this exhibition is expected to provide an opportunity to look into the polar regions, which everyone knows about but few can visit, through the eyes of artists."

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