Yamauchi Terue, Surrender, 2024, 2-channel video installation, sound, mirror, poetry, 36min. ©Gyeongnam Art Museum

Gyeongnam Art Museum presents the group exhibition 《Something So Incredible》 until June 15.

This exhibition explores how we perceive and respond to migration in today’s world and reflects on how we should navigate the future. Migration entails various forms of effort—more than just the physical movement of an individual. It brings changes across multiple dimensions, including one’s upbringing, culture, relationships, and societal roles.

Geraldine Javier, The Two Fridas, 2021, Acrylic, thread, silk organza, Dimensions variable. ©Gyeongnam Art Museum

Gyeongsangnam-do, outside the Seoul metropolitan area, has the highest number of foreign residents in South Korea. As of the end of 2024, more than 110,000 migrants from over 25 countries live in the region. Given this growing multicultural presence, numerous institutions and organizations in Gyeongnam are making continuous efforts to support migrants' lives and rights.

The exhibition presents diverse perspectives on migration, featuring works created with the participation of migrants from various countries. The exhibition is structured to engage both long-term residents and migrants, encouraging them to reflect on coexisting in society.

Ha Cha Youn, Balade de Carola, 2008, 16:9 color & sound video, 9min.37s. ©Gyeongnam Art Museum

Each section of the exhibition interweaves artworks that intersect and connect, forming a collective narrative. Instead of offering direct textual information, the exhibition invites audiences to engage with the works through their own senses and personal experiences, allowing them to discover meanings in their own way. As visitors contribute their perspectives, their stories become part of the exhibition itself, continuously enriching its significance.

Participating Artists: Song Sungjin, Yamauchi Terue, Inoue Rie, Lee Yeonsook, Geraldine Javier, Ha Cha Youn, Rémi Klemensiewicz

Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.