The Changwon Sculpture Biennale, the only sculpture biennale in Korea, which is in its seventh year, will hold exhibitions from September 27 to November 10 at various locations in Changwon city center, including Seongsan Art Hall, under the theme of “silent apple.”

“silent apple,” the title of the 2024 Biennale, is a phrase from the poem “Ripe Apple” by celebrated poet Kim Hyesoon. Conceptualizing Changwon as a kind of “big apple,” the exhibition takes the act of peeling and carving an apple as a metaphor for peeling away and unfurling the accumulated memories of the city. To this end, the biennale aims to address horizontality in contemporary sculpture, women and labor, urban history and shifts, and changes in community.

“We intend to widen the gap between the city and its sculpture, two things that have always been considered in tandem — taking a closer look at works that rose up or were erected together with Changwon itself, a heavily planned city,” said Artistic Director Seewon Hyun.

The exhibition will be held at various locations across Changwon including Seongsan Art Hall and ChangwonCity Masan MoonShin Art Museum, and also excavating new spaces such as the ancient Seongsan Shell Mound (Historic Site No. 240) and Changwon Cultural Complex Dongnam Ground. 60 teams/70 artists from 16 countries will participate in the biennale, and various programs including symposiums and workshops will bring together domestic and international artists, researchers, citizens, and audiences.

Participating Artists:

Donghwan Kam, Osang Gwon, Hyunbin Kwon, Kyeok Kim, Myeong Hee Kim, kim Sung Hoi, Chan-Keuk Park, Suk Jong Soo, Young-sik Shin, Gim Ik Hyun, Kim Chung Sook, Jeong Hye Kim, Kim Chong Yung, Hwayeon Nam, Nevin Aladağ, Ro Kyung Ae, Songhee Noh, Sooncheon No, Daiske Kuroda, Dolorosa Sinaga, Robert Smithson, Rosario Aninat, Luo Jr-Shin, Martha Rosler, Michael Dean, Mette Winckelmann, Marie Cool & Fabio Balducci, Moon Shin, Micaela Benedicto, High Tide and Low Tide, Nara Park, Mina Park, Park Sukwon, Nam June Paik, Sarim153, Fuyuka Shindo, Shin Min, I-Sung Shim, Shim Jung-soo, Aki Onda, Areum Woo, Yun Jeong-ui, Jiyoung Yoon, Eusung Lee, Riku Iioka, Chung Seoyoung, Soyoung Chung, CHUNG Hyun, Jason Wee, Joiri Minaya, Jo Jeon Hwan, Joo Jae Hwan, Jeuno JE Kim & Ewa Einhorn, Choi Goen, Kei Imazu, Yuki Konno, Chris Ro, Tangerine Collective, Tong Wenmin, Transfield Studio, ha cha youn, Hong Seung-Hye, Young In Hong, Masan Changwon Jinhae Writers

References

• 창원조각비엔날레 보도자료 (Changwon Sculpture Biennale Press Release)