Resonance and Preservation of the Ecosystem - ECO ZONE

Presentation of the Works from the Kim Whan Ki International Art Festival

The Kim Whan Ki International Art Festival took place for the second time in the summer of 2009 on the South Korean island of Anjwa in the Yellow Sea. Under the theme "Eco Zone, Echo & Ecology," this year saw the participation of seven Berlin artists for the first time. Together with 25 Korean painters and sculptors, they were inspired by the maritime, Far Eastern landscape over two intensive weeks. The works created on-site reflect a spectrum between untouched tradition and ecological modernity. After initial presentations in Kwangju and Seoul, the exhibition is now traveling to Berlin.

A total of works by twenty South Korean and six German artists will be on display:

Bodo Hartwig (sound installation), Choe Keun-Il (photo of an installation), Choe Sang-Chul (oil painting), Han Ji-Seok (oil painting), Hwang Young-Ja (oil painting), Jens Reulecke (sculpture), Jeon Jung-Ho (acrylic painting), Jeong Jai-Nem (painting, installation), Juliane Duda (video), Jun Yoon-Jung (drawing), Jung Shin-Il (video), Jung Chan-Kyung (oil painting), Kang Hong-Goo (photo), Karsten Konrad (sculpture), Kim Am-Ki (oil painting), Kim Hyun-Sook (drawing), Kim You-Hong (acrylic painting), Kim Young-Yang (acrylic painting), Lee Jeong-Lok (photo), Lee Kwan-Hyung (graphic), Na Hyun (photo), No Dong-Sik (drawing), Oh Eun-Hee (painting), Ole Schwarz (video), Pfelder (sculpture), Shin Heung-Woo (painting), Sun Byung-Il (graphic), Yu Jung-Hoon (acrylic painting)

The festival is curated by Dr. Oh Nam-Suk (Korea), who will be present at the exhibition opening in Berlin.

Exhibition duration: February 19 to 27, 2010
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 1 PM to 7 PM

Vernissage: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 7 PM with a performance by Jens Reulecke

Accompanying program:
Friday, February 19, 2010, 7 PM Endstation der Sehnsüchte (documentary film) in the presence of filmmaker Cho Sung-Hyung

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 7 PM Lecture by Dr. Oh Nam-Suk on the Kim Whan Ki International Art Festival

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 7 PM Artist talk and staged reading of SPAB: "Mumiengrab" by Oh Tae-Suk. Set up by Boris Alexander Knop with a sound collage by Bodo Hartwig.