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Looking at Disability through Creative Senses

When: July 22nd (Tue) - August 24th (Sun), 2008 (10am - 6pm / Tues - Sun)
Where: Total Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) in Seoul, Korea

Opening Reception: July 22nd (Tue), 2008, 6pm

is an international electronic art exhibition examining themes of human capability through creative transition of the senses. Enjoy ten fascinating interactive electronic artworks, including: a painting “seen” by your hand touching the wind; a digital musical instrument played by facial gestures; a robot responding to your voice; a table converting your touch into light; a block transforming Braille into sound; and harmonic bells giving sound to your heartbeat. We are very pleased to invite you to experience this unique art show.

Workshop & Artist Presentation: July 26th (Sat), 2008, 3pm - 5pm
Where: Total Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) in Seoul, Korea

Invited Artists:
Mika Fukumori
Haru Ji & Graham Wakefield
Jae Min Lee
Mian Sheng Lim (Leon)
Haemin Kim
Kichul Kim
Pauline Oliveros, Leaf Miller, Zevin Polzin, & Zane Van Dusen
David A. Parker
Jin Wan Park
Dmitry Strakovsky

Curator: Byeong Sam Jeon

Sponsors: Art Council Korea, Women with Disabilities Arts & Culture Network, Middle Corea

Exhibition Website: http://www.thisAbility-Disability.net

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[size=18]international electronic art exhibition : thisAbility vs. Disability[/size]
Looking at Disability through Creative Senses

is an international electronic art exhibition examining themes of human capability through creative transition of the senses. Come enjoy ten fascinating interactive electronic artworks, including: a painting “seen” by your hand touching the wind; a digital musical instrument played by facial gestures; a robot responding to your voice; a table converting your touch into light; a block transforming Braille into sound; and harmonic bells giving sound to your heartbeat. This show is a unique media art experience.

Just as all people have distinct figures, appearances and characteristics, that which we may call “disability” is but a difference, not a defect. This exhibition presents artworks that invite a reappraisal of disability. Visitors enjoy creative alterations of auditory, visual and tactile sensations that may cause them to question themselves; in the process, they may also re-examine bases of their social judgments. These artworks can spark revelations that break social prejudice and affirm difference.

In Korea, since the late 1990s art society has sought new themes and expressive media to address the chaotic mix of contemporary life. Similarly, science and engineering have continued to develop toward better management of advancing technology. Appropriately, electronic arts have received much attention worldwide. However, In the last ten years, exhibitions with themes such as ‘the harmony of art and science,’ ‘interactive communication,’ and ‘game play’ have focused only on aesthetic aspects, or the novelty of the genre itself. There has been a distinct lack of deeper consideration or examination of concrete socio-political issues.

Beyond pure expression, art may also stimulate our imagination and contribute to extending our frame of thought. I hope that the exhibition may help to roll back outdated notions of 'disability' in society, that we may embrace our diversity and understand each other through the heart.

(Byeong Sam Jeon)