Gwangju Biennale

16th Gwangju Biennale, UCCN Pavilion — G.MAP, Gwangju Media Art Platform, Gwangju, South Korea

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Orkhan Mammadov shows The Idea of Saving Aesthetics in the UCCN Pavilion of the 16th Gwangju Biennale, Mondiacult Scape: Nothing of the Cities is lost, organised by the Gwangju Media Art Platform (G.MAP) and curated by Kim Hana.

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[ INFORMATION ]

Event:

16th Gwangju Biennale, UCCN Pavilion

Format:

Pavilion

Status:

Ongoing

Type:

Biennale

Curator:

Kim Hana

Gallery:

G.MAP, Gwangju Media Art Platform

Location:

Galleries 1 to 4, 10 Cheonbyeonjwa-ro 338beon-gil, Nam-gu

Dates:

5 Sept 2026 – 15 Nov 2026

Organised with:

UNESCO Creative Cities Network

[ Overview ]

The 16th Gwangju Biennale, You Must Change Your Life, runs from 5 September to 15 November 2026 under Artistic Director Ho Tzu Nyen. The UCCN Pavilion, Mondiacult Scape: Nothing of the Cities is lost, is one of its 28 official pavilions. Organised by the Gwangju Media Art Platform (G.MAP) and curated by Kim Hana, it is the first exhibition of a new consortium of about ten UNESCO Creative Cities, and fills Galleries 1 to 4 at G.MAP.

Orkhan Mammadov presents The Idea of Saving Aesthetics (2019/2026), a 10-minute GAN latent space animation made with custom software, with 5-channel sound. Working from the geometric, floral and calligraphic patterns of Azerbaijani carpets, the AI generates carpets that never existed as physical objects.

Artists: Andro Eradze, Etsuko Ichihara, Kang Yiyun, Kim Hankyul, Lee Leenam, Orkhan Mammadov, Philippe Cohen Solal, Systaime, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Ugo Arsac.

5 September to 15 November 2026. G.MAP, Galleries 1 to 4, Gwangju. Free entry.

G.MAP

Exhibited Artworks

Gwangju Biennale 2026