ARKO Art Center is hosting the ARKO Art Center × ARKO Selection Collaborative Exhibition, titled 《Drifting Station – An Interplanetary Polyphonic Opera of Praise and Mourning》 (hereafter Drifting Station), through August 3.

This exhibition proposes a "post-Anthropocene museum"—a responsive space that moves beyond anthropocentric thinking to reflect on diverse life forms and existences while inventing new narrative structures. Interweaving art, science, mythology, and ecological imagination, the exhibition contemplates a world beyond the Anthropocene and explores the potential of museums as spaces for coexistence.

Curated by Juhyun Cho, 《Drifting Station》 is a collaborative project with the Taiwanese research platform ‘Citing Bar’ and curator Hung-Fei Wu, presenting a diverse range of works that combine tactile and auditory experiences.

Mo Kim unveils endangered species through an installation activated by visitors’ footsteps, while Kyungwoo Chun expands sensory boundaries by layering birdsong with the imaginative perceptions of the hearing-impaired. Chang En-Man evokes memory and oral history through the migration of African giant snails and the legacy of colonialism, and Hylozoic/Desires explores ethics in multispecies communities through an opera from a bird’s-eye view.

An Jungju, Sojung Jun, and Andeath experiment with transforming invisible sensations and data into sound, sensorially reminding us of environmental and ecological shifts.

The exhibition presents “praise” and “mourning” as the core emotional registers of a planetary narrative. Praise is framed as a gesture of reverence and respect for the life that remains, while mourning is understood as an ethical act of sensing and remembering what has vanished. These two affective modes are offered as alternative approaches to restoring fragmented relationships in the midst of ecological crisis. The exhibition reconsiders how we relate to one another today and proposes new possibilities for community through affective resonance and imagination.

As part of the exhibition program, “Drifting Station-Climate Action·Art·Data Lab 8.2-8.3” will be held to explore creative responses to the climate crisis through the lens of art and data. This two-day event, running from August 2 to 3, includes workshops, lectures, performances, and meditative practices open to emerging artists and general audiences interested in climate action. Through these experimental group activities, participants will be invited to explore forms of connection with more-than-human beings.

Participating Artists:  Andeath, An GaYoung, An Jungju, Chang En-Man, Kyungwoo Chun, Hylozoic/Desires, Sojung Jun, Mo Kim

“Drifting Station-An Interplanetary Polyphonic Opera of Praise and Mourning”
2025.06.27 - 2025.08.03
Tue-Sun 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
ARKO Art Center
3, Dongsung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea