KOREA FOUNDATION

From November 21 to February 18, the KF ASEAN Culture House (KF-ACH) and the ASEAN Foundation (AF; headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia) will jointly host ASEAN on Paper: KONNECT ASEAN Chiang Mai Print Residency. The exhibition forms part of the KONNECT ASEAN ASEAN-Korea artist exchange program.

The KONNECT ASEAN ASEAN-Korea artist exchange program, sponsored by the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund, has administered a variety of projects since 2019 with the aim of furthering awareness and understanding of ASEAN culture in Korea. The upcoming exhibition is the third and last cooperative project under KONNECT ASEAN, following KONNECT ASEAN Print Show: Arise in 2021 and To a Faraway Friend: Beyond Afro-Southeast Asian Affinities in 2022. The works featured in this show were created by 14 artists from Korea and the ASEAN Member States, experimenting with various print techniques on the principal medium of paper. The month-long international residency program that preceded the exhibition was held at seven print studios across Chiang Mai, Thailand. It brought these young artists together in a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas and techniques.

Alongside the exhibition, nine paper and prints-themed short films will be screened, as well as a documentary film on the Chiang Mai print residency produced by ASEAN directors with the support of the Busan Film Commission.

During the residency, the exchange of divergent traditions and cultures through the artistic medium of paper and the techniques of printmaking gave rise to new creativity and creation. The KF-ACH hopes that visitors to the exhibit will identify with and appreciate this experience as well.