The SciArt Project started in 2003 and its philosophy is “Dreaming of a future in which scientists and artists work together”

This year’s exhibition in Korea, My Name is GAME!, displays various art works that convey different prospects on contemporary playing and games.

“Games, unlike the opera or theater, are a part of our culture, but are not considered refined. Nonetheless, they are becoming a more important aspect of our lives,” said Wohn Kwang-yun, Director of the exhibition. “Through interaction between science and the arts, we can discover new viewpoints, since people working in the two areas have different perspectives.”

Among the works, “Healing,” by Brian Knapp, is a carpet whose patterns change when a visitor walks over it. The pattern “heals” (grows back), but it’s not exactly the same. It means that interaction creates changes, and afterwards, things seem to go back to normal, but not completely.

In “Wicked Umbrella_Thus I move” , by a team from Ewha Womans University, carrying a white umbrella down a certain path makes digital “rain” fall, splashing the umbrella with different colors and patterns.

About 150 Korean and foreign artists and scientists participated in 36 individual or joint projects in the exhibition.

The exhibition continues until August 22.

A bit of info in English in J-Week.