‘dreamroom-beikyoung’ by seoungwon won, part of the ‘sway in the space’ exhibition

daegu photo biennale at: EXCO, daegu culture and arts centre, daegu citizen centre, bongsan culture centre, daegu, s. korea from: october 31st – november 16th, 2008

the second annual daegu photo biennale in daegu, south korea is under way. the theme of this edition is ‘then & now: memories of the future’, which highlights photography’s way of capturing and recording history and documenting moments in time. over 1,000 photos by 200 photographers will be on display, focusing on the photographic art of south korea, china and japan. there will be a number of special exhibitions as part of the event, presenting both contemporary photos and historic photos of up to 100 years ago, and the change which has occurred in the east asian culture over the past century.

daegu photo biennale 2008, daegu, south korea ‘extra grass mountain’ by chan chao tang (taiwan), part of the ‘4 hidden photographers’ exhibition

daegu photo biennale 2008, daegu, south korea ‘mademoiselle lune violette’ (left) and ‘mademoiselle zhang hai’er'(right) by zhang hai’er, part of the ‘memories of the future’ exhibition

daegu photo biennale 2008, daegu, south korea ‘location #8’ by yeondoo jung, part of the ‘memories of the future’ exhibition all images © daegu photo biennale

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