Visions in Motion Korea

Displayed in the Demilitarized Zone of North and South Korea for the Let's DMZ Peace Festival.

Los Angeles, CA September 19, 2022 – Artist Patrick Shearn of Poetic Kinetics presents Visions in Motion Korea, a large-scale, outdoor, public art installation at the “Let’s DMZ Peace Arts Festival” held annually in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Curated by the GyeongGi Cultural Foundation, Visions in Motion Korea will be on display from September 21 until October 30, 2022 in Pyeonghwa-Nuri Park in the Imjingak area of Paju, South Korea.

The goal of the “Let’s DMZ Peace Arts Festival” is to promote peace and coexistence while highlighting the environment and culture in the Demilitarized Zone. The 250-meter (800-foot) participatory sculpture was conceived to be a symbol for peace and the united power of people overcoming injustice—incorporating messages from individuals all over the world to visualize a collective voice of hope. During the festival, the public is encouraged to contribute messages of positivity, unity, and peace to the artwork, joining tens of thousands of messages already presented within the fabric of the work, thereby growing the installation.

Visions in Motion was previously exhibited in 2019 when working with the curator Kulturprojekte Berlin which commemorated the 30 th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate, Visions in Motion Korea will continue to facilitate a global conversation by and for the people.