Local in the Making

Artists: Breakwater(Youngsook Choi × Taey Iohe), dianalab, Eunbi Kwon, GEOJE SUMDO, Hyunjoo Kim × Kwanghee Cho, Jelly Jang, Jeppe Hein, Komunitas Gubuak Kopi, Lab C, NoNewWork, OverLab., Rojava Film Commune, Small Batch Studio, Wu Mali × Bamboo Curtain Studio

Introduction
ARKO Art Center’s thematic exhibition titled Local in the Making aims at redefining locality by breaking away from the fixed concept of local to a process where various social relations intersect for transformation and generation. Such ideas are built on the interest of solidarity and care, a complex approach to living, and a shift toward a new awareness about changing localities. And it will examine various modes of generating and expanding locality through various types of projects under the foundation of temporary artistic relationships. It includes intervening as an artistic activity in the lives and cultures of people other than their own residence, as well as on the new encounters and solidarity with neighbors based on a region. Furthermore, the preservation of a region’s cultural values is promoted through certain media, while an imaginary community is temporarily formed to study community issues through artistic activities.

Through the recomposition of locality where an assortment of relationships intersect and are formed, it will offer visitors the opportunity to artistically approach a locality that encompasses the situations and issues of not just a specific area but also its vicinity, as well as the various emotions surrounding it. Using this approach, it is anticipated that viewers will be able to build relations with elsewhere beyond physical places or imagine a temporary community in which emotional solidarity is possible, while examining the methods for social intervention to support life.