Clik | Edition 18 | March 2022.
Clik | Edition 18 | March 2022.
We are delighted to connect with you virtually at the click of a button! We invite you to join us, whenever you are ready, from wherever you are, on myriad creative journeys, where with valued partners in India and in Korea, we explore new pathways and experiences, re-visit the magic of past performances and exciting exhibitions or present those newly imagined from creation to reception and distribution on digital platforms. In this edition, through virtual presentations, we present evocative journeys and sensory experiences that are moored in local culture but travel the world to resonate with audiences worldwide!
We hope, with this e-digest, to stay meaningfully connected with you, to discover and engage with the unique, local characteristics as well as the shared, global dimensions of the dynamic, ongoing intercultural dialogue between India and Korea.
Presented in association with
Performance Group TUIDA
Producer Group Dot
Director: Yosup Bae
Performance Group TUIDA
Han Kang's novel "Human Act," also known as "The Boy is Coming" in Korean, revolves around one of the most significant events in Korea's modern history - the 1980 Gwangju Uprising in which citizens of the city of Gwangju launched widespread pro-democracy protests.
Director Yosup Bae of Performance Group TUIDA, adapted Han Kang's stirring novel for the stage and this documentary film captures the process of research to develop and present Human Fuga.
In order to create this performance based on the text of Han Kang’s novel “Human Acts”, participating artists had to go through the process of visiting the places of the 18 May Gwangju People's Uprising, to meet survivors and engrave the remaining records on their bodies. Part of the performance was filmed at the now ruined Gwangju Armed Forces Hospital. The discussion and various attempts that the actors shared during the transference of testimonies of pain into stage language are recorded in this film.
The film and the resultant production, combines history, memory and identity - issues that continue to resonate long after the actual event and prevail as a thought-provoking reminder and a cautionary tale.
To view the performance click on https://www.inkocentre.org/Virtual_Connect_Cultural_Collaborations.html on Friday, 11 March 2022 at 6.00 p.m. IST.
The link to view the performance will be accessible until Thursday, 17 March 2022.
Creative Conversations are interactive sessions, presented in association with academic institutions of national importance in Korea and India, complement The Human Spirit: Propositions on Resilience in these Irregular Times, an ongoing Indo-Korean virtual Ceramic and Glass exhibition at Prism, InKo Centre's virtual gallery. These conversations, periodically presented, aim to introduce and connect participating artists with students, fellow-practitioners and viewers.
Join us for the ongoing conversations titled The Human Spirit: Artistic Interpretations, respectively to meet the Korean and Indian artists and our curators who discuss the curatorial, conceptual and making practices that culminated in the exhibition.
- Thursday, 17 March 2022, 11 a.m. IST / 2:30 p.m. KST with students and faculty of Hongik University, Korea.
- Friday, 18 March 2022, 11 a.m. IST/ 2:30 p.m. KST with students and faculty of Seoul National Institute of Science and Technology.
View also, Creative Reels on Instagram, short films that showcase the artistic process and conceptual preoccupations of the 16 artists featured in the ongoing exhibition. To view the reels, visit www.inkocentre.org/Virtual_Connect_Infotainment.html
Click on www.inkocentre.org/Virtual_Connect_Infotainment.html to view this exhibition at Prism - InKo Centre's virtual gallery and to join the Creative Conversation series of complementary events.
The exhibition will be on view until Thursday, 31 March 2022.
in association with
InKo Centre, in association with K-Art International Exchange Association, Busan, invited entries from middle/high and higher secondary school students from Chennai for the 2021 International Teenage Design & Art Award. Students from 3 countries South Korea, India and Japan, participated in the competition this year.
This year, we received 93 paintings from students in Chennai for the preliminary level of this contest, Following further vetting and selection, 20 entries from India were selected and sent to Korea for the final stage of the competition.
The winning entries will be presented online at www.inkocentre.org/Virtual_Connect_Infotainment.html on Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 5.00 p.m. IST.
The exhibition will be on view until Sunday, 24 April 2022.
ReMidas, comprising geomungo player, Kim Min Young (6-string Korean zither) and gayageum player, Park Ji Hyun (25-string Korean zither), is a talented duo performing creative music with open-mindedness and a strong identity. Since 2015, these two South Korean performers have been exploring the timbres and techniques expressed through improvisation and creating music that is distinctive. The duo create music based on traditional Korean compositions combined with improvisational techniques or what is known as sinawi - a type of improvisational music that is traditionally performed to accompany the rites o Korean shamanism. By embracing various creative methods, they strive to create a new sound and music that break the boundaries between genres and the frameworks of existing music. There is a delicate grace and cinematic storytelling to their renditon which makes their performance both a visual and aural treat.
We are delighted, in partnership with EarthSync/IndiEarth XChange, to present online, the stirring music of ReMidas at CULTURAS 360°, a unique initiative committed to supporting artists, diversity, cultures, and music in partnership with several Festivals across the world.
To view the performance click on www.inkocentre.org/Virtual_Connect_Cultural_Collaborations.html on Saturday, 26 & Sunday, 27 March 2022 at 8.30 p.m. IST.
Annyeong Station, is a platform in our infotainment section, for conversation, interaction and exchange. With a focus on Korean popular culture, this online space will include three segments:
K-factor: with freewheeling discussions, fun facts, demos and personalised conversations, with invited guests and K-enthusiasts, on K-pop, food, drama and fashion.
K-lounge: with curated interactions with industry specialists and influencers.
K-learn: which offers specially crafted, short hobby courses to connect through interlocking examples of Hallyu or the Korean Wave, with representative words, phrases and sentences of the Korean language.
What is it about K-Beauty and Korean skincare, which has taken the world by storm? We invite you to an informal but informed conversation on our Annyeong Station platform. Learn about the 10 best Korean MUAs (Make Up Artists) and beauty vloggers on YouTube that are trending big time; the 10, 18 and 25 step Korean beauty routines; burnt wooden Q tip as curling iron for lashes a tip that Korean MUAs swear by; the uniqueness of Korean skincare approaches; 5 Korean beauty trends that will dominate this year and a tutorial on how to ace the dewy Korean makeup look! Join this fun conversation moderated by Deepshika Kailash and Soumya Narayan.
To join the conversation, please click on on www.inkocentre.org/Virtual_Connect_Infotainment.html on Wednesday, 30 March at 6.00 p.m. IST.