On September 15, the final selections for the 7th VH Award, a media art competition organized by Hyundai Motor Group, were announced.
 
The VH AWARD is a platform that supports the artistic challenges and experimental practices of next-generation artists who reinterpret Asian cultural, historical, and emotional contexts through the language of contemporary media art.
 
Launched in 2016 as a competition for Korean artists, the award expanded its scope to artists across Asia beginning with its fourth edition and has since been held biennially. The award encompasses a wide range of genres, including video art, film, games, animation, and motion graphics.

Following an open call held for approximately two months beginning in May, the VH Award selected five finalists: CAO Shu (Hangzhou), Ting Tong CHANG (Taipei and Santiago de Compostela), Aziza KADYRI (Uzbekistan), Charmaine POH (Singapore), and Ziyang WU (Hangzhou).
 
In addition, Christina LOPEZ & Timmy HARN (Philippines) and Unmake Lab (Korea) were selected for the Honorary Mention category, which was introduced this year.
 
The five finalists will receive a production grant to create a new work. The finalists will also participate in an expanded online residency program, newly developed in partnership with Ars Electronica, the globally renowned media art institution based in Linz, Austria.
 
The program supports artistic development through masterclasses and workshops. Artists selected for the new Honorary Mention category will also be invited to join selected components of the online residency program.

In June 2027, one Grand Prix recipient will be announced and receive an additional $30,000 to support future artistic endeavors.
 
The jury includes Christl Baur, Head of Ars Electronica Festival; Sabine Himmelsbach, Director of HEK (House of Electronic Arts); Honor Harger, Director of ArtScience Museum; Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director of the New Museum; and MOON Kyungwon & JEON Joonho, artist duo based in Korea.
 
Works by the selected artists will be presented in various exhibition formats from the second half of 2027 at the VH Award’s partner institutions and platforms, including the House of Electronic Arts in Basel, the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Singapore Art Week 2028 in Singapore, and Hyundai Motor Group’s Vision Hall in Yongin, Korea.

References

• The VH Award, The 7th VH Award
• 현대자동차그룹 보도자료 (Hyundai Motor Group Press Release)