The Photography Seoul Museum of Art (Photo SeMA) will hold an international seminar titled A Place for Photography, ahead of its opening. Scheduled for September 3 at the Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, the seminar will commemorate the establishment of the Photo SeMA, Korea’s first public photography museum. It will also serve as a place to share the visions of international photography institutions in Europe and Asia, along with their programs for contemporary photographers. The invited speakers, who represent the institutions set to open in the near future, including Photo SeMA, will present their operation plans and explore future opportunities for exchanges between domestic and international photographers.
Speakers include Gwen Lee, the Director and Co-founder of the Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) and DECK Photography Art Centre, which is set to open in a new space in 2026; Felix Hoffmann, who runs Austria’s largest photography biennale and is the Artistic Director of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN, which is set to reopen in 2026; RongRong&inri, Co-founders of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, China’s prominent independent contemporary photography institution, and co-hosts Jimei×Arles International Photo Festival; Peter Baki, Director of the Hungarian Museum of Photography; and Jung Hee Han, Director of the Photo SeMA.
In addition, the architects Mladen Jadric (Jadric Architektur ZT GmbH) and Yoon Geun-ju (1990uao), who designed the space of the Photo SeMA, will explain the entire construction process of the museum, which was developed through their collaboration from the design competition in 2019 to the present.
■ Event Details
· Date and Time: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
· Venue: Multipurpose Auditorium, B1, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art
■ RESERVATION FOR SEMINAR (Reservations are closed)
■ Program Schedule
Time | Contents | Speaker |
10:00 - 10:05(5’) | Opening |
|
10:05 - 10:15(10’) | Greetings | Eun-ju Choi (Director of the SeMA) |
10:15 - 10:45(30’) | A place for Photography in Korea: Photo SeMA | Jung Hee Han (Director of the Photo SeMA) |
10:45 - 11:30(45’) | Collective Design | Mladen Jadric (Principal of Jadric Architektur ZT GmbH) |
From Concept to Realization: The Construction Process of Photo SeMA and the Role of the Architects' Union | Yoon Geun-ju (Director of 1990uao) |
11:30 - 12:30(60’) | Break |
12:30 - 13:00(30’) | Hungarian photography and the museum | Peter Baki (Director of Hungarian Museum of Photography) |
13:00 - 13:30(30’) | Narrating Space, Building a Place | Gwen Lee (Director of DECK Photography Art Centre) |
13:30 - 14:00(30’) | The Scene of Chinese Contemporary Photography : Three Shadows Photography Art Centre | RongRong&inri (Founder of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre) |
14:00 - 14:20(20’) | Break |
14:20 - 14:50(30’) | Challenges and strategies for institutions in the field of photography using the example of the Foto Arsenal Wien | Felix Hoffmann (Artistic Director of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN) |
14:50 - 15:50(60’) | Round Table | Moderator: Hyunjung Son (Curator of the Photo SeMA) |
15:50 - 16:00(10’) | Closing |
★ The schedule and contents could be changed depending on the situation.
* Simultaneous interpretation is provided in Korean and English for this seminar.
* This event is only held on-site and does not provide live online broadcasting.
* Recording and photography will be conducted for archive and promotional purposes.
■ Inquiry
Photo SeMA
sonhj@seoul.go.kr, eunsang.koh@citizen.seoul.kr
Hosted by Seoul Museum of Art
Organized by Hyunjung Son, Curator of Photo SeMA with Eunsang Koh, Coordinator of Photo SeMA
