Bongjun Oh x Sarah Oh-Mock, Neukölln Paradies, 2023, Mixed media. 400x250x300cm ©Project JejuProject Jeju 2023, Homo migratio, featuring 27 artists from nine countries, wil take place from September 19 to November 26 centered at the Jeju Museum of Art. ‘Project Jeju’ is held every two years as an alternative to the Jeju Biennale.
The theme of the project is migration and survival. The exhibition presents migration as a solution, not a crisis. It draws on Sonia Shah’s book, The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move (2020), to argue that migration is an age-old human response to survival. In response, the exhibition presents works by artists who have experienced frequent migration. The works are divided into four sections, ‘Historic Migration – Leaving the Island’, ‘Cultural Migration – Immigrating ancestors’, ‘Ecological Migration – Species both native and introduced’, and ‘Accidental Migration – Birthing mutations.’
Besides the Jeju Museum of Art, the exhibition will also feature works at Jeju Stone Park, Jeju Aerospace Museum, and International Peace Center Jeju so that visitors can experience the journey of migration indirectly as they move around Jeju. The Jeju Museum of Art, the main venue, will feature works by 15 artists, Jeju Stone Park will feature works by Yang Sookyun x Kat Austen, the Jeju Aerospace Museum will feature Nam June Paik’s large-scale work, and finally, the International Peace Center Jeju will feature works by Clara Cheung, Young Cheung, and Sammy Lee x M.J. Harding. (Each venue has different locations and operation hours, see the links below for more information.)
