2020 ACC Night Culture Contents Media Facade Projects < Hall of Night Light >
Through this media art project, the outdoor sections of the world-renowned cultural complex that is the ACC are transformed into a plaza for night culture open to all citizens.
- Date2020.8.15 - 12.31
- TimeDuring summer (August–September) 19:30 - 22:00
During winter (October–December) 19:00 - 22:00 - PlaceAsia Culture Center
- Age LimitAll ages
- Price Free
- TicketFree admission
- Contact+82-1899-5566
About
Peace By Moonlight: May 18 Democratic Uprising 40th Anniversary Projects
Hall of Night Light
In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, the ACC launches Hall of Night Light, an exhibition that will fill the center with beautiful lights day and night. Through these media art projects, the outdoor sections of the world-renowned cultural complex that is the ACC are transformed into a plaza for night culture open to all citizens.
The exhibition features 20 peace messages selected among submissions from Gwangju citizens and media art pieces on peace created by 20 artists.
| Dates | Aug. 15 (Sat) – Dec. 31 (Thu), 2020 ※ August–September: 19:30–22:00, October–December: 19:00–22:00 |
| Organized by | Asia Culture Center |
| Implemented by | IAN P&K Co., Ltd. |
Program
| Category | Title | Participating artists | Venue | Date |
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| August: Night Glow ACC: Prologue |
Media facade on floors < Four Seasons / exhibition > |
Kim Changkyum and Zhang Xiaotao | Fire road floor at the bottom of Open Plaza | Aug. 15 (Sat.) – Dec. 31 (Thu.), 2020 ※ Standing exhibition |
| Night landscaping lights | < Fireflies > | Front yard, ACC Children | Aug. 15 (Sat.) – Dec. 31 (Thu.), 2020 ※ Standing exhibition |
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| Night landscaping lights | < Waterdrops > | Front yard, ACC Children | Aug. 15 (Sat.) – Dec. 31 (Thu.), 2020 | |
| Night landscaping lights | < Garden Laser > | Ground floor, Theater 1 | Aug. 15 (Sat.) – Dec. 31 (Thu.), 2020 ※ Standing exhibition |
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| September: Peace, Together with Citizens |
AI media facade | Ha Joonsoo | Space under the bridge in front of ACC Creation | Sep. 8 (Tue.)–27 (Sun.), 2020 |
| Light sculpture | Lim Jibin | Open Plaza | Sep. 1 (Tue.) – Oct. 31 (Sat.), 2020 | |
| Interactive media facade | < Healing Forest > | Staircase wall, Open Plaza | Sep. 1 (Tue.)–20 (Sun.) | |
| October: Peace, Painted in the Moonlight |
< Peace Moon > project | Ha Joonsoo and Kang Byungin | B1, Theater 1 | Sep. 28 (Mon.) – Oct. 31 (Sat.), 2020 |
| < Light Garden > convergence media facade | Jin Siyon and J&C Art Company | Asia Plaza | Sep. 22 (Tue.) – Oct. 11 (Sun.), 2020 | |
| HERE | Na Jeomsoo | Front yard, ACC Children | Oct. 2 (Fri.) – Nov. 30 (Mon.), 2020 ※ Video: Oct. 2 (Fri.)–31 (Sat.) |
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| POOL | Jen Lewin | Asia Plaza | Oct. 2 (Fri.) – Nov. 30 (Mon.), 2020 |
Participating artists and projects
Media facade projects
< Moon of Peace > Media facade created with citizens
- Media art projected on a 12 m moon created with a giant balloon
- Citizen contest: “< Peace Moon > Handwriting and Calligraphy Contest”
- Participating artists: Ha Joonsoo, Soaring of Thousand Years and Kang Byungin, Citizen Contest
< To Eternity > Media facade powered by AI
- A media facade that celebrates the vision of AI Hub City Gwangju in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising
- Participating artists: Ha Joonsoo
< Four Seasons > Media facade on floors
- A media facade created on a 70 × 4 m fire road at the Open Plaza
- A media facade offering seasonal contents to visitors all year round
- Participating artists: Kim Changkyum and Zhang Xiaotao
< Healing Forest > Interactive media facade
- A shadow-play facade that responds to people’s shadows
- A piece that creates a forest in response to people’s shadows
Commission exhibition projects
Jen Lewin, Pool
Jen Lewin is a renowned new media artist and interactive sculptor based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. This large-scale interactive peace is imbued with her architectural knowledge and expertise in state-of-the-art technologies.
UxU Studio, Desire
UxU Studio is an architecture, design, and artist group based in Taiwan. It was formed by Kuan-Hung Chen and Ying-Chu Chen in 2011. The group’s experimental and interdisciplinary approaches are materialized in amazing pieces often made with simple and widely used materials.
Lim Jibin, Peace Bear
Lim Jibin’s Everywhere and Hug Bear projects feature Bearbrick characters, which boast a huge cult following, created in the form of large air-inflated dolls. The characters are brought to life as public art pieces available to all.
Na Jeomsoo, Here (Oct. 2 – Nov. 30 / video: Oct. 2–31)
Na Jeomsoo’s work attempts a contemporary reinterpretation of the “first” matter from which all things originate with the logic of language. The artist has been creating abstract sculptures using natural materials, such as wood, soil, and hay, along with synthetic resin, videos, and machinery.
Night landscaping lights projects
Night landscaping lights: Fireflies, solar LED bottle - citizen participation program: I STORY YOU
Night landscaping lights: Waterdrop Lights, interactive color lights
Night landscaping lights: Garden Laser, RGB firefly light garden
Place Info.
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