Parallel Visions on Media Art

This symposium was organized to examine media art from humanistic and social perspectives and to explore the expanded meanings of media. It consisted of presentations, a panel discussion, and a Q&A session. The presenters were Kim Sunjung, Artistic Director of SMB10, and the three co-curators—Nicolaus Schafhausen, Fumihiko Sumitomo, and Clara Kim. The panel included Seungduk Kim, Jihoon Kim, Park Il-ho, Yoon Joonsung, Jaap Guldemond, Jen Mizuik, and Franck Gautherot, while Sim Cheol-woong and Kim Sungwon participated as discussants.

Day 1—2009. 12. 08. 13.30-18.00
(1) Kim Sunjung, “Organizing media_city seoul 2010”
(2) Yoon Joonsung, “Parallel and Perpendicular: City-Specific Video Art”
(3) Seungduk Kim, “The Virtual Return”
(4) Jaap Guldemond, “Media Art: Less Is More”
(5) Franck Gautherot, “Media Burn”

Q&A and Discussion
– Discussant: Kim Sungwon
– Moderator: Young-Sil Sohn

Day 2— 2009. 12. 09. 13.30-18.00
(6) Park Il-ho, “Conversion of Media, Expansion of Aesthetic Experience”
(7) Sumitomo Fumihiko, “Creativity in Art and Media: Yokohama International Media Art Festival 2009”
(8) Jen Mizuik, “Experimenta: Media Art in Melbourne, Australia”
(9) Nicolaus Schafhausen, “Morality”
(10) Jihoon Kim, “Beyond Black Box and Virtual Window: The Scale and Position of Screen in Media Art Today”
(11) Clara Kim, “Imagined Communities”

Q&A and Discussion
– Discussant: Sim Cheol-woong
– Moderator: Kim Sunjung