As a socially collaborative art project, Look Who’s Talking (concept and directed by Dr. Sunyoung Oh) engages with a wide range of topics such as art, society, politics, and ecology. It highlights the activities of individual participants in various cities around the world while also facilitating greater solidarity and cooperation between them, despite their physical distance. It is an online platform project that explores sustainable practices in art.

The project proposes to develop artistic practices that engage with a broad section of the public to promote solidarity and collaboration and aims to expand the role of “art” in “society” beyond contemporary art institutions. That is to say, we seek to make art socially inclusive and accessible for all.

Look Who’s Talking creates a dialogic situation that enables participants to reflect on the past to understand the present, and to envision a brighter future; its interactive platforms provide a space for understanding the social and environmental issues of different communities, assisting people to work together to address them. As we come together in the spirit of solidarity and cooperation, we hope this solidarity can grow to include significant numbers of people.

In designing the online exhibition, we have sought practical ways to connect its participants with the broader public, and to encourage active participation by people from a variety of fields in order to make positive contributions to society with art as a tool. Just as contemporary art encompasses a variety of genres and forms, LWT offers many different ways to communicate with people through art. Participating artists, curators, activists, architects, researchers, and others discuss social, ecological, and political issues with people in their respective fields and within the communities, their work affects. The participants also explore both alternative and established views of how artistic practices can support the discovery of new ecological approaches. Through this process, we aim to continue undertaking projects with even more collaborators.

Alaa Abu Asad & Ulufer Çelik
Anang Saptoto
Another Public
Ceramic Research Center-UK_Clare Twomey, Phoebe Cummings
Clayground Collective
Hee-sang Kim + Kira Kim
Leap Then Look
Lee Rok-hyun
Moonwen
Participatory Food Systems (Huiying Ng, Pujita Guha, Christina M. Sayson, Gatari Surya Kusuma, Napong Tao Rugkhapan, Boonanan Natakun, Zeke Sales)
Sekolah Pagesangan
Sulki and Min
The Portland Inn Project
Village Community of Tungkluk
Vincent Rumahloine, Ibu ilah, Mama Febri, Ibu Kokom, Ibu Elah, Ibu Eneng, Ibu Ela, Ibu Ani, Ibu Neneng, Ibu Jamil, Ibu iis, Bapak Umen, Ibu Siti, Ibu Dede, Ibu Wati, Ibu Sitin Oliyah, Mang Iya, Mang Ojak, Mang Dian, Della Sabarini, Tegar Pratama, Djuli Pamungkas, Arsya Ardiansyah
Yeongran Suh + Thore Jürgensen

Concept and Directed by Sunyoung Oh

Co-curators: Tessa Peters, Amalie Frederiksen

Associate Curator: Ruth Noack

Curatorial Research Team:
Iris Hung
Park Hye-in
Hue Nguyen

Project Assistant: Christina Sayson

Translation: Jaeyong Park, Joo Young Oh, Dominique Oh, Anang Saptoto, Yopie Nugraha, Rangga Aditiawan

Editorial proofreading: Joo Young Oh

Video Editing: Sunday Screen

Graphic Design: Yujin Kim, Haneul Park
Web Design and Development: Haneul Park

Organized by Project 7½
Supported by Arts Council Korea, Share Sarangbat