Poster image of 2026 4th ARKO International Conference on Arts and Technology Convergence © Arts Council Korea
Arts
Council Korea (ARKO) will hold the 2026 4th ARKO International Conference on
Arts and Technology Convergence on Friday, June 12, at the Main Theater of the
ARKO Arts Theater, as part of its efforts to expand Korea’s ecosystem for
interdisciplinary creation at the intersection of art and technology.
The
conference has been organized in conjunction with the 2026 5th APE CAMP, which
will take place from June 13 to 16 at venues including COEX Magok in Seoul.
The
theme of this year’s international conference is “The Great Transformation: How
We Sense the Invisible World” The program explores how art and technology
select and investigate new realms of perception at a time when algorithms,
data, and sound increasingly shape everyday life.
In
particular, the conference defines creators who translate invisible layers of
information into sensory languages perceptible to the human body as “architects
of transformation,” offering an in-depth examination of their distinctive
creative methodologies.
(left) Ho Tzu Nyen (right) Jeong Geumhyung © Arts Council Korea
Five
leading artists from Korea and abroad will participate in this year’s
conference as speakers, sharing their distinctive artistic visions and
practices.
Featured
speakers include Jeong Geumhyung, internationally recognized for performance
and installation works exploring the relationships between bodies and objects;
Ho Tzu Nyen, who was appointed artistic director of the 16th Gwangju Biennale
in 2026; and France Jobin and Markus Heckmann, who have presented globally at
festivals such as MUTEK Montréal with installation works combining
quantum-mechanical thought and spatial sound.
(left) France Jobin and Markus Heckmann (right) Joana Bisbe © Arts Council Korea
Also
joining the conference is Domestic Data Streamers creative director Joana
Bisbe. The Barcelona-based studio received the Digital Humanity award at the
2025 Prix Ars Electronica for Synthetic Memories, a project
that reconstructs memory through generative AI, and is expected to contribute
to the conference’s in-depth discussions.
All
sessions of the conference will be conducted with simultaneous interpretation.
Online livestreaming and recorded video playback will not be provided. Further
information can be found on the official website of Arts Council Korea(https://theater.arko.or.kr/product/en/performance/259481).
