Séance: Technology of Spirit Preview and Opening Ceremony

2025.08.25 – 2025.08.25
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Preview and Opening Ceremony. Participants: Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres, Lukas Brasiskis, Aki Onda, Eunju Choi, Jane Jin Kaisen, ORTA (Alexandra Morozova and Rustem Begenov), and Seung-taek Lee. Seoul Museum of Art; SAPY, 2025. 08. 25. Photo: Hong Cheolki
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Preview and Opening Ceremony. Participants: Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres, Lukas Brasiskis, Aki Onda, Eunju Choi, Jane Jin Kaisen, ORTA (Alexandra Morozova and Rustem Begenov), and Seung-taek Lee. Seoul Museum of Art; SAPY, 2025. 08. 25. Photo: Hong Cheolki
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Preview and Opening Ceremony. Participants: Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres, Lukas Brasiskis, Aki Onda, Eunju Choi, Jane Jin Kaisen, ORTA (Alexandra Morozova and Rustem Begenov), and Seung-taek Lee. Seoul Museum of Art; SAPY, 2025. 08. 25. Photo: Hong Cheolki
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Preview and Opening Ceremony. Participants: Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres, Lukas Brasiskis, Aki Onda, Eunju Choi, Jane Jin Kaisen, ORTA (Alexandra Morozova and Rustem Begenov), and Seung-taek Lee. Seoul Museum of Art; SAPY, 2025. 08. 25. Photo: Hong Cheolki
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Preview and Opening Ceremony. Participants: Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres, Lukas Brasiskis, Aki Onda, Eunju Choi, Jane Jin Kaisen, ORTA (Alexandra Morozova and Rustem Begenov), and Seung-taek Lee. Seoul Museum of Art; SAPY, 2025. 08. 25. Photo: Hong Cheolki
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Press conference. Participants: Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres, Lukas Brasiskis, Eunju Choi, Hiwa K, and Hyung-Min Yoon. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 25. Photo: Hong Cheolki

This event is the press preview and opening ceremony of the 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of the Spirit. The morning began with a press conference held at SeMA hall, followed by an exhibition tour led by the Artistic Directors, the official opening ceremony, and opening performances in the afternoon.

Preview and Opening Ceremony Timetable
Venue: Seoul Museum of Art
– 10.00–13.00 Press conference
– 15.00–17.00 Preview and Exhibition tour by SMB13 Artistic Directors
– 17.00–18.00 Opening ceremony
– 18.15–18.30 Performance—Jane Jin Kaisen, Sway, 2025
– 18.30–19.30 Reception
– 19.30–20.00 Performance—Seung-taek Lee, Reenactment of the Burning Performance, 1989/2025

Venue: Seoul Artists’ Platform_New&Young Gray hall
– 15.00–16.30 Performance—ORTA (Alexandra Morozova and Rustem Begenov), The New Genius Experience of The Great Atomic Bombreflector, 2025

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