Korean Cultural Center in Belgium exhibits media art works by local artists with Korean motifs

n+n Corsino Contemporary Dance Choreography Team “Expressing Korean calligraphy with human gestures”

On October 6, 2023, the Korean Cultural Center of Belgium and the European Union (director KIM Dongeun) invited the modern dance choreography team n+n Corsino to a media art exhibition on the motif of Korean alphabet <7 MEASUREMENTS PER SECOND)> open.

The title of the exhibition <7 times per second> refers to the fact that the human brain changes thoughts 7 times per second, as well as the momentary change of movement in works of media art.

n+n Corsino, which participated in this exhibition, is a modern dance choreography team composed of two choreographers and dancers based in France, Nicole Corsino and Robert Corsino. In this exhibition, the morphological characteristics of Hangul and the movement of characters when writing are expressed through dance, projected onto media and captured in a virtual world created by the artist.

Robert Corsino, who planned the exhibition concept, said: "The modern dance performance hall is called a 'black box.' In the exhibition, each monitor becomes a black box. “I hope the audience can enjoy the movement on the screen together,” he said.

This exhibition, which combines calligraphy, media arts and modern dance, presents 5 exhibitions including Triptych A (Triptych [A]), Triptych [Z], Winds, Clouds and Writings. It is composed of several works.

Each work embodies the beauty of Hangul through media art using the latest technologies, adding a modern concept of development to the traditional values of calligraphy. Also, for the author, Hangul is not only an external inspiration.

“A language shapes the thinking of the group that shares that language. “Our work embodies Korean thinking about nature,” says Nicole Corsino.

In reality, the dancing humans exist as equals with the wind, leaves and sea in each work and constitute a single environment.

In this work, part of novelist Han Yu-ju's "My Left Hand is the King, My Right Hand is the King's Scribe" was used, modern dancers Kim Jae-deok and Kim Bora participated in the dance work and artist Park Mi-hwi participated in the calligraphy work.

The exhibition was planned to commemorate Hangul Day, which this year marks its 577th anniversary, and will continue at the Korean Cultural Center in Belgium until November 8.