The Busan Museum of Art is hosting the international exchange event 《Moving on Asia》 through June 29 at Domoheon and the Busan Cinema Center, with the goal of exploring trends in video art across the Asia-Pacific region.

As a partner program of "Loop Lab Busan", 《Moving on Asia》 was conceived to reexamine the currents of contemporary Asian art and to encourage the exchange of aesthetic and social imagination across national, generational, and regional boundaries. Under the theme "Asia in Motion through Images," the event features a variety of programs, including a forum, screenings, and an exhibition.

The forum, held on April 24, was organized around three key topics. The first session, “Collective Memory and Communal Narratives,” reflected on how indigenous mythologies and shared histories are being reinterpreted and reconstructed in contemporary visual culture. The second session, “Fluidity and Variability,” examined how technological developments are blurring the boundaries of time and space, highlighting the inherent fluidity of video art and how it mirrors the dynamic perceptions of our present age.

The third session, “Performativity of Place, Politics of the Body,” explored how the act of viewing video works takes on different meanings depending on the location, and how it influences physical responses and sensory perception.

The screening held on April 25 featured single-channel works by leading contemporary video artists from across Asia, including Yang Fudong, Yuan Goang-Ming, and Meiro Koizumi. Focusing on themes such as the deconstruction of narrative, memory, and community, the program offered a glimpse into non-linear senses of time and the distinct aesthetics of digital media. Following the screening, an artist talk was held, providing an opportunity to better understand the participating artists' practices.

The screening program will continue from May 7 to 14 at the Busan Cinema Center Cinematheque & BIFF Theatre.

Lastly, an exhibition will run through June 29 at Domoheon, featuring 20 works by 18 artists from 13 Asian countries, including Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Notable participating artists include Woojin Jang and Yusuke Sasaki, who represent the digital media art scenes of their respective countries. The exhibition offers viewers a comparative look at the diverse forms of contemporary media art across Asia.

Jinsuk Suh, Director of the Busan Museum of Art, stated, “《Moving on Asia》 offers a platform to explore how technology-based art communicates with society and how it can assert its own independent voice.” He added, “We hope this event will serve as a cornerstone for expanding and fostering exchange within the Asian media art ecosystem.”

For more information, please visit the Busan Museum of Art’s official website: art.busan.go.kr.

References

• 부산시립미술관, 무빙 온 아시아 (Busan Museum of Art, Moving on Asia)