2023-11-25 13:17:58
The Abu Dhabi Group for Culture and Arts cooperates with a number of prominent artistic institutions in the Republic of Korea, to exchange experiences and knowledge.
This step, which began with organizing two seminars, is part of a series of projects organized by the group with the aim of exploring the interaction between arts and technology, and the intersections of creativity between humans and machines, with the participation of an elite group of academics and experts in the technical and industrial fields from the Emirates and South Korea, provided that this partnership continues to provide more Cultural initiatives.
Hoda Ibrahim Al Khamis, founder of the Abu Dhabi Group for Culture and Arts, founder and artistic director of the Abu Dhabi Festival, said: “We organized a dialogue symposium entitled “Unifying Visions between Art and Technology” with the participation of Sojin Park and Soyeon Lee, curators at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea, and Doyeon Choi, Director Arts at Hyundai Motor, and Professor Gus Shea, from the Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, in an effort to shed light on sustainable experiences from more than 30 years of work in the fields of art and technology, starting with the experience of the late Korean-American musician Nam June Paik, to… Supporters of the renaissance of modern arts in both countries.
She added: “The second dialogue symposium entitled “The Frame Body” was held with the participation of experts from the “Art Sungji” Center in Korea and the Emirati artist Nujoom Al-Ghanem, to provide spaces for joint human dialogue regarding the creative system and the arts in exhibitions, performances and filmmaking, in an effort to consolidate bilateral relations and stimulate efforts. Cultural diplomacy.
The first symposium was held on Thursday, and across a wide range of creative ideas and visions, the speakers moved between the experience of the late Korean-American musician Nam June Paik, to the supporters and catalysts of the arts renaissance in Korea in both the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and the Hyundai company, all the way to advanced work. Which integrates artificial intelligence, and explores the depths of creativity in the mutual relationship between humans and machines.
Speakers brought diverse global perspectives to think regarding the approaches that bring together creative people across time, cultures and geographies.
The second symposium, on Saturday, at the Abu Dhabi Art Exhibition, brought together viewpoints from the Emirates and South Korea on performance in art halls and galleries, as well as in films.
Sunjong Kim, Artistic Director of Art Sunji, and Ji-Yeon Moon, Project Manager at the Center, highlighted their institutional experiences from South Korea, focusing on scenarios of humanitarian and non-humanitarian performance and environmental thinking. Poet and director Nujoom Al-Ghanem participated in the symposium, whose most recent cinematic works add environmental narratives to the body, taking into account the personality of the artist, the immigrant, and the actor.
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