“SORRY, FRANKENSTEIN” Poster ©Jeonbuk Museum of Art
From July 28 to November 26, Jeonbuk Museum of Art will host SORRY, FRANKENSTEIN, an exhibition featuring 20 artists, including Nana & Felix, Robert Zhao Renhui, Ryu Sungsil.
The exhibition aims to break down the boundaries between humans and non-humans and look at non-human beings as they are by recognizing today’s world as a network of relationships. If Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s science fiction novel Frankenstein (1818) is commonly understood as the fear of the unknown behind technological developments, this exhibition says that everyone is a little bit like Frankenstein. Rather than being unnecessarily frightened by the sense of the uncanny in non-human beings, it suggests that we calmly look at the sensations that arise from them and confront them for what they are.
The exhibition includes works by internationally known artist such as Hito Steyerl and Piter Weibel, as well as works by leading contemporary Korean artists such as Ryu Sungsil. Also, the exhibition features works by Park Jongchan and Lee Ju-Ree who were selected for a support program for emerging artists at the Jeonbuk Museum of Art, as well as artists from various regions and backgrounds. Each of these artists responds to the exhibition with their own voice, looking into the post-corona world.
