1. You have decided to take part in the Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Has there been any challenges?
2. The traditional exhibition model no longer applies in the post-pandemic era, calling for alternatives. What kind of role do you think biennales and art exhibitions should play in the future?
3. Offline visits to indoor exhibitions (Main Exhibition, Special Exhibitions 1 & 2) were restricted due to the government’s social distancing policy from September 17 to October 4, 2020 during which the audience were able to enjoy artworks only through online platform. The exhibitions have been made available both online and offline afterwards. What do you think of the online exhibitions at the Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2020?
4. Do your submissions to the Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2020 have any connections with its theme, “Non-Sculpture: Light or Flexible“? If they do, tell us your thoughts in relation to materials, forms, methodologies and contexts.
5. What’s your impression of the Biennale in Korea?
6. What do you make of the Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2020, compared to other biennales? Tell us your honest feedback.
7. What are your plans after the Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2020?
Artist: Baptiste Debombourg
Artwork: Distortion
Q. You have decided to take part in the Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Has there been any challenges?
A. Yes it was a really great challenge, because the crisis disrupted the initial project. With the impossibility to come and to realize the planed site specific installation, I had to radically change the project for the team to be able to realize it without me, following instruction. However, it’s a very good experience, because I had come up with something special, different and also new.
Q. The traditional exhibition model no longer applies in the post-pandemic era, calling for alternatives. What kind of role do you think biennales and art exhibitions should play in the future?
A. It’s very important to keep the “research approach“, propose some experimental topic, and let artists experiment specifically for the occasion. The biennale needs to cut with the art market, as it is not a constructive perspective, considering the speculations and the stars system. The international approach is also very important, in order bring together artists and artworks.
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