Seminar I — Binna Choi

In the first seminar of the 2024 DOOSAN Curator Workshop, each of us introduced and shared our paths and activities to date, discussed what we want to preserve and gain from the program, learned a bit about each other, and designed self-guidelines for this term of DCW. 

Self- Guidelines in the making
-     Create a clear concept of curatorial practice as both profession and identity or “what a curator is.” (Jinju Kim)
-     Be conscious of our own privileges and take responsibility to observe, respect, and care for one another (Yurmyurng Kim)
-     Recognize everyone’s individual right to take time in processing thoughts, to reconsider things and to evolve (Jaemin Shin)
-     Foster an environment where we can exchange ideas freely without fear of judgment (Hyejung Jang)
-     Encourage a safe space for curatorial practice and thinking (Binna Choi)

What’s at stake?
-     Text production, interdependent and collaborative readings, and feedback (Jaemin)
-     Being able to communicate intentions, thoughts, and words persuasively through exhibitions (Jinju)
-     The conceiving of slow-paced exhibitions with expansive and far-reaching perspectives (Yurmyurng)

Curatorial Ideas from Today’s Gathering
-     Curatorial practices, whether their points of departure begin at the individual or the external level, are oriented by differences in perspective. The question of what

       inspires a curator still remains open. Say something regardless of how it may sound. (Jinju)
-     Maybe it’s because of the time Yurmyurng, Jinju, and I spent here together, but I keep remembering the phrase “everybody is a star” that Binna said during the first

       round of the seminar. I was left with the question of how to curate in a way that is not just an assortment or a simple list, but one that is compelling to a large

       audience while respecting individual contributions. (Jaemin)
-     The first question that arises from the distance between an individual’s background and a developed curatorial practice is: On what basis do, I, you, we, and they

       speak, write, and interact? (Yurmyurng)
-     Perhaps one of the ways to make our collective curatorial practices clearer is to try to make them as blurry as possible. (Hyejung)
-     Depending on our specific life conditions and circumstances, our own unique curatorial practices and positions are created or opened up through our own

       questions, senses, deviations or detours, and experiences of so-called “failure.” (Binna)