Sway
2025.08.28 –
2025.08.28


The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of Spirit Performance Sway. Artist: Jane Jin Kaisen. Seoul Museum of Art, 2025. 08. 28. Photo: Hong Cheolki

In Sway, a group of dokkaebi appear. In a polarized world where the rigidity of borders seem to reign, dokkaebi are manifestations a different ethos. Liminal beings and nature deities at the threshold of realms, they are in possession of extraordinary powers and can traverse times and spaces. They move with the forces of nature; the rain, the fog, the wind, and are able to assume any gender, size, and form. It is said that they multiply when they disperse and that humans need to appease them for good fortune and to drive away evil spirits.
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Program TitleSway
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Period2025.08.28 19:00 – 2025.08.28 19:15
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Venues
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ConceptJane Jin Kaisen
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ProducerSoyoung Kwon
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ChoreographerBora Kim
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PerformersYoujean Goh, Jieun Kim, Chaehee Kim, Kyungho Na, Sangmi Park, Hyeontaek Oh, Juryung Jung
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Performance CoordinatorsSangmi Park, Mijin Lee
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CostumesJoon Lee
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Music & Sound mixLior Suliman
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Research AssistantPauline Koffi Vandet
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Performance commissioned byThe 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale
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Supported byDanish Arts Foundation
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