Group exhibition

15th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea

07.09 - 01.12.2024

PANSORI: A Soundscape of the 21st Century is an operatic exhibition about the space we live in. But as any landscape is also a soundscape, this exhibition is built as a narrative connecting musical and visual forms. Having emerged in 17th century Korea, pansori is a musical genre deeply rooted in its native land. In Korean, pansori literally means “the noise from the public place,” which could also be understood as the voice of the subalterns.

The 15th Gwangju Biennale intends to recreate the original spirit of pansori, with artists that try to re-think the space shared between humans, machines, animals, spirits, and organic life—our relational space.

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