- October 1, 2025
- 2:02 pm
Bingkai Karya – Who would have imagined that ancient stone structures, thousands of years old, could be connected to today’s cutting-edge media art? It seems almost impossible for these two mediums to intersect except through the hands of eight artists from Southeast Asia and South Korea, who will soon bring them together.
This encounter will be realized in “A Global Gaze from Gochang”, running from October 2 – 22, 2025, at the Gochang Dolmen Museum, South Korea, as part of the 2025 Gochang World Heritage Festival.
Gochang, a city in North Jeolla Province, is renowned for its dolmen archaeological sites, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013. With its biosphere reserve and unique landscape, the city is also home to vast tidal flats.
If dolmens-megalithic stone formations embody the ancient spiritual memory of Korean communities, then tidal flats represent mudflats shaped by the ebb and flow of the sea, landscapes that are always shifting and transforming. The static dolmen and the dynamic tidal flats come together as symbols of dialogue between the eternal and the ephemeral. This contrast has inspired artists to craft narratives that transcend time linking local tradition with global ecology, silent heritage with moving life, and the past with the present.
“Cultural heritage is not something frozen in time, but a living dialogue that continues to evolve,” writes Digi Arafah, initiator of Swarnaloka, a Southeast Asian media art collective, in the curatorial statement.
Cross-Cultural Collaboration
This dialogue will be interpreted by eight participating artists, who will use light, sound, and digital interaction to create media installations that tell the story of Gochang while connecting it to similar experiences in their own homelands.
The project is a collaboration between Swarnaloka and Galleryamidi, a Korean contemporary art collective with seven years of experience. Together, they bring in eight artists: MXC Creative Studio (Vietnam); The Fox, The Folks, Khaery Chandra, Fearmos, Rainerius Raka & Adani Zata, and Malik I (Indonesia); Keboyotan (Malaysia); and host artist Lee Yoon Su (South Korea).
For Swarnaloka, this is an opportunity to connect regional artists with global audiences. For Galleryamidi, it represents artistic solidarity across disciplines. Exhibited on the media wall at the first floor and the Dolmen Media Garden of the Gochang Dolmen Museum, the artists’ works will remain on display as long-term installations even after the festival concludes.
Participating Artists
The Fox, The Folks (Indonesia)
A multimedia collective from Bandung specializing in 2D animation, motion graphics, and projection mapping. Their work Porta Petra presents dolmens as both witnesses to and origins of life.
MXC Creative Studio (Vietnam)
A Ho Chi Minh City-based digital art studio focusing on 3D visual experiences and graphic design. Their work explores an inward journey, blending memory and time to open space for reinterpreting the meaning of humanity.
Keboyotan (Malaysia)
Aliff Firdaus, a motion artist working with themes of memory and emotion. His piece Dua Bumi links Gochang’s dolmens with Sarawak’s megalithic stones, transforming them into a portal across space and time.
Fearmos (Indonesia)
A small Surabaya-based team that began experimenting with video mapping in 2024. Their work portrays dolmens as reflective bridges between the earth and the cosmos.
Khaery Chandra (Indonesia)
Also known as Saeki, a motion designer from Central Java. His work Infinite Convergence explores the sacred union of the soul with the universe, transcending form and boundaries.
Malik I (Indonesia)
A 3D artist from Bandung. His work reimagines dolmens as mystical pillars within an ever-changing world, drawing inspiration from the tarot card Wheel of Fortune to depict cycles of creation, collapse, and renewal.
Adani Zata & Rainerius Raka (Indonesia)
Their collaboration merges graphic design and motion design. Their piece LAKU symbolizes a spiritual journey from Mount Merapi to the Southern Sea, reflecting the human quest for meaning.
Lee Yoon Su (South Korea)
The host artist, who will provide contemporary Korean cultural context, bridging tradition with modern society.
