To A Faraway Friend: Beyond Afro-Southeast Asian Affinities is the third exhibition of the long-term and iterative research and exhibition project Afro-Southeast Asia: Pragmatics and Geopoetics of Art during a Cold War initiated by curators @kat_ditzig and @carlosquijonjr with generous support from KONNECT ASEAN, an @aseanfoundation arts program funded by the Republic of Korea.
Curated with @sooyoungleam and presented at the @aseanculturehouse in Busan, To A Faraway Friend extends the discursive and regional scope of the previous exhibitions held in Singapore (In Our Best Interests: Afro-Southeast Asian Affinities during a Cold War) and Manila (Cast But One Shadow: Afro-Southeast Asian Affinities) to the Republic of Korea. As its title suggests, the exhibition focuses on the repercussions and pragmatics of friendships to explore geopoetic affiliations and geopolitical aspirations of Afro-Southeast Asia and beyond.
Works by fifteen artists from the Republic of Korea and ASEAN nations presented in the show reflect on diplomatic encounters, moments of friction, and strategic alignments that have, and continue to shape geopolitical landscapes across the globe since the beginning of the Cold War following the end of World War II.
The exhibition opens on July 2, 2022 and runs until October 2, 2022.
