Gwangju Design Biennale 2009: Clues to Improve Life

Under the theme "The Clue", the Gwangju Biennale Foundation will open its 3rd edition of the Gwangju Design Biennale on 18 September 2009.

Taking place until 4 November 2009 in the Gwangju Biennale Hall and all around the city of Gwangju, South Korea, this event sets out to reevaluate the concept "think globally and act locally" by examining five examples of traditional Korean culture.

The five themes of Clothing, Eating, Living, Enlightening and Enjoying form the basis of life and the basis of the Gwangju Design Biennale 2009.

Because these five human actions form the basis of a complete and harmonious life across all cultures, they are also themes in which designers, who want to improve that life, may search for clues.

The extraordinary resources, objects and values upon which Korean culture thrives serve as a starting point for international designers and artists in their creation of new design concepts.

The curators of each theme exhibition try to pinpoint their relevance to specific culture and design.

The themes will be filtered and interpreted through a set of responses by international artists and designers, who will create specific works in reaction to the Korean tradition, thus taking the potentialities of Korean design culture to a global level.