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FILIPINO ARTISTS FEATURED IN "THE BOOK OF DISTANCE" KOREA FOUNDATION EXHIBITION

By: Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, SEOUL

26 September 2024, Seoul - Filipino artists Avie Felix and Adjani Arumpac, along with other Southeast Asian artists were featured in an exhibition entitled "The Book of Distance" organized by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and Korea Foundation (KF) as a special exhibit focusing on the ASEAN participation in the Gwangju Biennale.

(PHOTOS-Left: Korea Foundation (KF) "The Book of Distance" Exhibition. Top right: Ambassador Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega with KF President Kim Gheewhan delivers her congratulatory message at the Opening Ceremony. Below right: Ambassador Dizon-De Vega, KF President Kim Gheewhan, Filipino artist Avie Felix, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, curators and heads of art foundations at the Opening Ceremony.)
A Biennale spin-off exhibit which opened on 11 September 2024 and is ongoing at the KF Gallery highlights works of participating Southeast Asian artists in the Gwangju Biennale and is being held in commemoration of the 35th year of ASEAN-ROK Dialogue Partnerships relations. It likewise allows those who are unable to visit the Gwangju Biennale to see some examples of works by participating artists in Seoul.

In attendance at the opening of the exhibit at the Korea Foundation Gallery were Korea Foundation President Kim Gheewhan, Gwangju Biennale Foundation President Park Yang-Woo, Gwangju Biennale 2024 Artistic Director Nicolas Bourriaud, Ambassadors, curators, and heads of art foundations.

Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-de Vega delivered congratulatory remarks at the exhibition and thanked the organizers for providing a platform for more ASEAN artists to reach a wider international audience.

The Philippine Embassy invites the public to view the exhibit as well as the Philippine Pavilion located in the Asia Culture Center for the 2024 Gwangju Biennale. END