Fantôme

2025.08.26 – 2025.11.23

Zai Nomura, Fantôme, 2024/2025. photographs of the departed, dye ink, water, inkjet printer, water tank, ozone water generator, water pump, mini PC, LCD monitor, single board computer, keyboard, tablet computer, internet cloud. 152 × 102 × 60 cm. Technical support by Shusaku Goto, Ryosuke Ikeda, Takahisa Nagao, Tatsuya Nii, Yusuke Nozaki, Takashi Oki. New production supported by The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale and IHI Corporation, Japan. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. Photo: Hong Cheolki

Zai Nomura, *Fantôme*, 2024/2025. photographs of the departed, dye ink, water, inkjet printer, water tank, ozone water generator, water pump, mini PC, LCD monitor, single board computer, keyboard, tablet computer, internet cloud. 152 × 102 × 60 cm. Technical support by Shusaku Goto, Ryosuke Ikeda, Takahisa Nagao, Tatsuya Nii, Yusuke Nozaki, Takashi Oki. New production supported by The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale and IHI Corporation, Japan. Courtesy of the artist. The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale *Séance: Technology of Spirit*. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. Photo: Hong Cheolki

Zai Nomura’s Fantôme is a device that prints images in water of the dead. An inkjet printer inscribes images directly onto the surface of the water, which flows into the lower tank. These pictures of the deceased dissolve, and the water in the tank is then filtered and purified for the next printing, enacting a process of renewal or reincarnation. 1st round Google form for application will be open on August 12. By uploading images to the work’s website, anyone around the world can participate in this project.

· Image submission duration
1st round: August 26 (Tue) - September 14 (Sun), 2025
2nd round: September 16 (Tue) - October 19 (Sun), 2025
3rd round: October 21 (Tue) - November 23 (Sun) , 2025

· Notes for images: A deceased loved one or pet

Program Title

Fantôme
Period

2025.08.26 10:00 – 2025.11.23 18:00

2025.08.26 10:00 – 2025.09.14 19:00 Image submission duration (1st round)

2025.09.16 10:00 – 2025.10.19 19:00 Image submission duration (2nd round)

2025.10.21 10:00 – 2025.11.23 18:00 Image submission duration (3rd round)
Venues

Seoul Museum of Art

3F Exhibition Gallery
Artist

Zai Nomura
Technical support by

Shusaku Goto, Ryosuke Ikeda, Takahisa Nagao, Tatsuya Nii, Yusuke Nozaki, Takashi Oki
New production supported by

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale and IHI Corporation, Japan
Editions

SMB13
Categories

Exhibition

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