[Gallery Walk] Tino Sehgal Steps Outside the Museum into Jeju's Forest for a 20-Hour Art Experiment with Visitors

A month-long residential participatory art project at Taraka Jeju in Seogwipo from October 30
Encountering "interpreters" on forest trails... Visitors become part of the artwork
Combining a humanities lecture and Jeju Nature Table... Experience art with an overnight stay

While walking along a forest trail in Jeju, you encounter a stranger. The conversation and gestures you share, and the unexpected encounter itself, become a work of art. Tino Sehgal (50), a contemporary artist who has created works through relationships and experiences between people rather than paintings or sculptures, is stepping outside the museum to embark on a new artistic experiment with Jeju’s natural environment as its setting.

Contemporary artist Tino Sehgal, who will present the immersive participatory art project “Tino Sehgal in Jeju” at Taraka Jeju in Seogwipo, Jeju, from the 30th through November 29. The audience will spend about 20 hours immersed in Jeju’s natural surroundings and become part of the work. Taraka Jeju

Taraka Jeju, a cultural and accommodation complex in Seogwipo, Jeju, said it will present Sehgal’s residential participatory art project, "Tino Sehgal in Jeju," for a month, from October 30 to November 29.

In this project, visitors will spend about 20 hours in Jeju’s natural surroundings and take part in the work. Unlike conventional exhibitions, where visitors enter a gallery at a set time to view the artworks, everyday activities such as staying overnight, walking, dining, and resting are combined with artistic experiences.

As they walk through the forests and gardens of Taraka Jeju, participants will encounter the work’s "interpreters" without prior notice. The interpreters are participants who bring situations conceived by the artist to life through gestures, language, and actions, creating the work through interactions with visitors. In this process, visitors also become part of the work rather than mere observers.

Born in the United Kingdom in 1976, Sehgal is a German-born artist who has drawn attention in the international art world with "Constructed Situations," which use human movement, voices, and conversations instead of material artworks. The work comes into being in the moment of an encounter between visitors and participants, with the experience itself serving as the artistic outcome.

He has presented his work at major museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and Tate Modern in London. From March through June this year, he held his first solo exhibition in Korea at Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul.

A promotional poster for “Tino Sehgal in Jeju,” a residential participatory art project by contemporary artist Tino Sehgal, taking place at Taraka Jeju in Seogwipo, Jeju, from October 30 to November 29. Participants stay for about 20 hours, meeting interpreters of the work in nature and taking part in artistic experiences. Taraka Jeju

Sehgal said he conceived the project while traveling in Jeju when he visited Korea for his exhibition at Leeum Museum of Art. "I fell in love with Jeju's pristine beauty," he said. "I decided to move beyond the indoor setting of a museum and hold a program against the backdrop of this beautiful island."

The event also combines humanities and food culture with the art experience. The program will include a humanities lecture by Professor Bae Cheol-hyeon, a scholar of classical literature, and a "Jeju Nature Table" dining program curated by lifestyle artist Lee Hyojae. Participants will take part in a program designed to let them experience nature, art, and the humanities over about 20 hours, including an overnight stay.

Sehgal has previously presented an outdoor exhibition in the park and gardens of Blenheim Palace in the United Kingdom. The Jeju project stands apart in that it brings together an overnight stay in nature and everyday life as a participatory art experience, rather than focusing solely on an outdoor exhibition.

Taraka Jeju, the event venue, is an accommodation and cultural space in Saekdal-dong, Seogwipo. The organizers plan to allow visitors to bring pets so that families can experience the program amid Jeju’s natural surroundings.

The project will run from October 30 to November 29. Details on how to participate are available through Taraka Jeju.

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