The world's largest unconventional media art festival, 'Seoul Light DDP,' will take place at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) from September 3 to 13, according to the Seoul Design Foundation on August 20.
The festival will kick off with an opening performance at 7:30 p.m. on September 3, and will be open for free viewing daily from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Under the theme 'K-Original Light,' the festival will highlight the fundamental light of K-innovation, featuring works from Cheongguyeongeon (in Hangul) to Yoo Young-kuk (abstract art), Nam June Paik (video art), and DDP 365 Light (laser). For the first time, the festival will present the origins and future of Korean creativity through live performances and responsive media art.
Nam June Paik's 'The Break Point' draws from his concept of video synthesizers and experimental spirit. This work will uniquely combine live performances by artist groups with real-time media art, showcasing a performance where the light and visuals on the DDP facade change in sync with the music's beat, presented in collaboration with the Nam June Paik Art Center and Birthday.
The opening live performance on September 3 will feature Idiotape's intense synthesizers and drums, followed by performances by Zion on September 4 and 5, Hypnosis Therapy on September 6 and 12, and Soulscape on September 11 and 13, each showcasing their distinct musical styles.
Yoo Young-kuk's 'In Search of the Mountain Within Me' unfolds the 'mountain' he has contemplated throughout his life on the organic surfaces of the DDP. His signature vibrant colors and the rhythms of nature will be transformed into constantly evolving landscapes within the digital space created by young media artist Kwon Ha-yoon.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Hangul Day, Cheongguyeongeon's 'A Night When Words Shine' revives the various 'emotions' and 'natural' landscapes contained in the lyrics of the oldest collection of Sijo poetry, 'Cheongguyeongeon,' through contemporary media art. The National Hangul Museum, Sejong City Cultural Tourism Foundation, and Two Gray are collaborating to present the value of Hangul lyrics in today's visual language.
This year, the newly introduced laser art 'DDP 365 Light' by Yoon Je-ho, titled 'The Light of the Future, Passing Through the Echoes of Time,' awakens the traces and echoes of the past accumulated in the DDP's historical exhibition space through lasers, traditional percussion, electronic sounds, AI visuals, lighting, and movement.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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