Each year the Asialink Residency program sends 30+ Australian writers, performers, artists and arts managers to live and work throughout Asia. Since its inception in 1991 the program has sent more than 600 residents to host organisations in over 19 countries. The residencies afford recipients the opportunity for in-depth research, stimulating cultural exchanges, international collaboration and uninterrupted time for creativity. Asialink also facilitates 3 reciprocal exchanges between artists and host organisations in Taiwan, Japan and Korea. Since 2010 Asialink has facilitated an annual reciprocal residency between Changdong Art Studio, Korea, and Artspace, Sydney.
Guy Benfield’s Asialink residency at Changdong Art Studio, Korea has been kindly supported by The Australia Council for the Arts. The Australia-Korea Foundation has generously supported Body Request at the Korea International Art Fair 2011.
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Guy Benfield is no stranger to arts residencies having successfully undertaken residencies in Portugal, Lithuania, China and New York. His work spans the performing arts and installation genres, and recent exhibitions include Erratic Anthropologies in New York and Axis Bold As Love in France. At Changdong Art Studio in Seoul, Guy is developing a new project incorporating sculpture, performance and video. He aims to facilitate new ideas by experimenting with different modes of presentation, workshops, and performance-based lectures. |
| “Guy is willing to go into the unknown…He doesn’t over familiarise his work or apologise for his work and he is willing to go somewhere that is a little bit uncomfortable.” – Geraldine Barlow, Curator NEW04, ACCA. Duration 22 – 26 September 2011 Performance Saturday 24 September, 4 pm Venue: Australian Pavillion, Korea International Art Fair 1F Hall A&B, Coex, Seoul |
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