Organization

Next Door to the Musuem Jeju

Next Door to the Museum is a traditional farmhouse (1,322 m2) located near the Jeoji Artist Village on the west side of Jeju Island. Since 2019, Korean and International artists stayed with us to discuss alternative, non-institutional, ecological, and site-specific art practices. Amongst chickens and dogs, weeds and tangerine trees, and migrants and village elders, we generate meaningful conversations around contemporary art practices in the context of ecological thinking, social solidarity, and the power of art with the cultural, regional, and environmental backdrop of a rural village on an island.

Partner organization

Heritage Space

Established in 2014, Heritage Space is an independent art organisation and has the legal status as a social enterprise based in Hanoi, Vietnam. With the aim of supporting contemporary arts in Vietnam, Heritage Space’s has been focusing on many interdisciplinary activities including: art exhibitions and projects, workshop, talk and other exchange programs. Run by a team of art managers and curators, Heritage Space is aspiring to become a platform for individuals/groups/organizations from a wide range of domestic and international creative fields, with a long-term goal to build the infrastructure of contemporary art & culture in Vietnam

Project

Dancing in the Deep Current

"Dancing in the Deep Current" is a joint research project between Next Door to the Museum and Heritage Space, focusing on the context, mechanism, and vitality of non-institutional independent art projects in South Korea and Vietnam. In the post-pandemic era, the project delves into the question of sustainable art practice of rapidly shifting political, social, and environmental landscape. Curators, critics, and artist from both countries presented their research to the public through 2 public forums set in Hanoi and Jeju Island.