Old Media 2

In this event, participants reflected on gender, memory, and representation through lecture, performance, and discussion. Kim Yong-eon examined how elderly women have been portrayed in film and political culture, highlighting the fear and hysteria that emerge when disrupting the stereotypical image of the grandmother. Chien-hung Huang discussed Taiwanese media art through the concept of aphasia, while Chung Seoyoung shared the aesthetic processes behind her sculptural installation Old Problems Gathered in a Temporary Manner, presented at Mediacity Seoul 2014. Siren Eun Young Jung’s Fencers, a lecture-performance based on Korean female opera, challenged naturalized gender norms and opened new possibilities for gender politics. Park Chan-kyong led a workshop focused on reconstructing historical narratives in art and organizing memory and information.

Workshop: Park Chan-kyong “Myth of New Media Art and Imagining the Old World”
Lecture: Chien-hung Huang “Aphasia Media from Taiwanese Touch”
Performance: siren en young jung Gender Bender Fencers