The Gwangju Biennale Foundation, in collaboration with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, will host the 15th Gwangju Biennale Symposium, Echoes of Tomorrow: Soundscapes in the Age of Advanced Computing, on September 8, 2024.
The symposium, Echoes of Tomorrow: Soundscapes in the Age of Advanced Computing, delves into the transformative intersections of sound, technology, and culture. By exploring the realms of machine learning, quantum realities, and innovative sound technologies, the event transcends traditional narratives of sound as mere matter, instead presenting sound as a dynamic medium for understanding and interacting with our world. This day-long event features a series of lectures, panels, simulations and performances that illuminate the profound effects of contemporary sound tools and technologies on our perception of reality, culture, and history.
Echoes of Tomorrow: Soundscapes in the Age of Advanced Computing
– Curators: Nicolas Bourriaud (Artistic Director of the 15th Gwangju Biennale), Dr. Noam Segal (Co-Curator of the 15th Gwangju Biennale, 15GB Symposium, and LG Electronics Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC)
– Date and Time: September 8, 2024 (Sunday), 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
– Venue: Theater 3, ACC Archive & Research, National Asian Culture Center (ACC)
– Participation: Pre-registration on a first-come, first-served basis online → Symposium Registration Page
– Main Events: Lectures, panel discussions, performances, etc.
– Inquiries: Gwangju Biennale Education Team [email protected]
PROGRAM
| Saturday, September 8 | ||
| Time | Content | Speaker |
| 11:00-11:10 (10’) | Welcome Speech | – Park Yang-woo
·President, Gwangju Biennale Foundation |
| 11:10-11:20 (10’) | Symposium Introduction | – Dr. Noam Segal
· Co-Curator of the 15th Gwangju Biennale Symposium · LG Electronics Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Musuem, NYC |
| Session 1: Quantum realities and AI technologies | ||
| 11:20-12:10 (50’) | [Lecture]
Phononic Vibrations: Towards and from Quantum Sound |
– Dr. Libby Heaney
· Artist · Quantum Physicist – Commentator: Dr. Noam Segal |
| 12:10-12:55 (45’) | [Panel]
Quantum Leaps: |
– Unmake Lab, Agnieszka Kurant
· 15th Gwangju Biennale Participating Artists – Moderator: Euna Lee · Assistant Curator, 15th Gwangju Biennale |
| 12:55-13:15 (20’) | [Lecture]
Echoes and Utopias |
– Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei
· Director of African American and Black Diaspora Studies · Professor, Boston University |
| 13:15-14:30 (75’) Lunch | ||
| Session 2: Traces of the real in quantified realities | ||
| 14:30-14:50 (20’) | [Performance]
µ (mu) |
– Marina Rosenfeld
·15th Gwangju Biennale Participating Artists With Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei |
| 14:50-15:35 (45’) | [Panel]
Between Representation, Documentation and Recursion – The Contemporary Dataset |
– Jakob Kudsk Steensen, Sung Tieu
· 15th Gwangju Biennale Participating Artists – Moderator: Dr. Noam Segal |
| 15:35-15:45 (10’) Break | ||
| 15:45-16:35 (50’)
*Virtual |
[Lecture]
Surface Upon Surface – On Environmental Aesthetics and Media |
-Dr. Jussi Parika
· Media Theorist · Professor, Aarhus University – Commentator: Jade Barge · Assistant Curator, 15th Gwangju Biennale |
| 16:35-17:20 (45’) | [Panel]
Digital technologies and sonic mapping: A recursive topology |
– Max Ritts
· Geographer · Professor, Clark University – Hyewon Kwon · 15th Gwangju Biennale Artist – Moderator: Sophia Park · Curator, 15th Gwangju Biennale |
| 17:20-17:40 (20’) | [Performance]
The Lesson of Shin Myung-Sook, |
– Byungjun Kwon
· Artist |
| 17:40-18:00 (20’) | [Lecture]
The Oracle |
-Carolyn Christof Bakargiev
· Independent Curator · Honorary Guest Professor, FHNW University |