Clik | Edition 39 | September 2024.
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We are delighted to connect with you through live events at physical spaces, via hybrid modes or virtually at the click of a button! We invite you to join us, whenever you are ready, or from wherever you are, on myriad creative journeys, where with valued partners in India and in Korea, we explore new pathways and experiences, the magic of live performances and exhibitions or engage with those newly imagined from creation to reception and distribution on digital platforms. In this edition, as we open our cultural calendar, through a combination of phygital presentations, we invite you to evocative journeys and sensory experiences that though moored in local culture, connect and resonate with audiences worldwide!

We hope, with this e-digest, to stay meaningfully connected with you, to discover and engage with the unique, local characteristics as well as the shared, global dimensions of the dynamic, ongoing intercultural dialogue between India and Korea.

Open Ceramic Studio:

complementing the Echoes of Nature exhibition at The Gallery@InKo Centre.

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Open Ceramic Studio will be facilitated by Gukanraj K at 10 September from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Join us for a unique Open Ceramic Studio session that combines a guided tour of the ongoing ceramic exhibition, Echoes of Nature, with a hands-on clay experience! Start your journey by exploring captivating ceramic artworks in the exhibition, where you will discover how contemporary artists are inspired by the natural world. Following the tour, you will have the opportunity to dive into the world of ceramics through a creative studio session. Learn the fundamentals of hand-building techniques and get an introduction to throwing on the potter’s wheel. Whether you're new to ceramics or looking to enhance your skills, this session is perfect for unleashing your creativity in a welcoming environment. All materials and tools are provided, so come ready to learn, create, and be inspired by the beauty of clay!

Registration is mandatory. To register please contact InKo Centre - T: 044 24361224; E: enquiries@inkocentre.org

About the Facilitator:

Gukanraj K


My art is a tribute to the profound cycle of life, emerging from and returning to the natural elements. This connection to life is both a physical and emotional journey for me. My creations are more than just a display of skill or a manipulation of the medium - they are an expression of my unity with the world. Working with clay, I feel akin to a farmer tilling the soil – the clay and I are partners in creation. Ceramics, inherently linked to earth, nature and the elements, is my chosen medium to convey my deepest feelings and emotions. Inspired by the evolution and beauty of the earth, my work reflects the physical characteristics of our planet – the land, water and fire. These elements are the fundamental inspirations for the forms and patterns in my art. I enjoy pushing the boundaries of the materials I use and experimenting with ceramics in various installations. My aspiration is to share the unique language of ceramics with the global art community, inviting others to engage with and contribute to its evolution.

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at InKo Centre.

For further information, please contact InKo Centre - T: 044 24361224; E: enquiries@inkocentre.org

Film screening: My Father Is Afraid of Water

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We are delighted to present My Father Is Afraid of Water ( Hindi - Papa Ko Pani Se Dar Lagta Hai) a film by Prateek Rajendra Srivastava, a Mumbai-based filmmaker. The film has been showcased at multiple international film festivals, including prestigious Korean festivals such as the Seoul International Senior Film Festival, the Supbatdeul Mountain Village Film Festival, and, most recently, the Busan Inter-City Film Festival, garnering acclaim at each. The film portrays a touching true-life story of a son and his aging father. As roles reverse, the son becomes the primary caregiver to his father, who has been struck down with Alzheimer’s. The film captures, with compassion, the highs and lows of this journey—their bond tested yet strengthened as father and son navigate uncharted waters and a multitude of emotions. This story will resonate with anyone who has aging parents who, once strong and independent, are now dependent on their children for protection and guidance. "My Father Is Afraid of Water" is a poignant testimony to the power of love and compassion in countering the inevitable, irreversible ebb and flow of time. In May of this year, we supported Prateek Srivastava's travel to Korea to present his film at the prestigious Seoul International Senior Film Festival, where it competed against 19 other selected titles from around the world.

The filmmaker will be present for a discussion, post the screening of the film.

Director’s Statement
In the midst of your dreams, how deeply will you embrace the responsibility of caring for your parents when they need and rely on your support?
Taking care of my father with dementia has taught me a great deal about patience, empathy, and the value of time spent with loved ones. Additionally, it challenges me every day to strive towards becoming a better version of myself. His wrinkled skin, grey hair, indistinct speech, stooped body, and the slow pace at which he walks serve as constant reminders that time is passing by. Therefore, while my work can wait for a while, these precious moments with my father, once gone, will never return.
In a world where a cure for Alzheimer's remains elusive, let us remember that our selfless love, care, and unwavering devotion have the potential to be potent remedies.

Title : My Father Is Afraid of Water ( Hindi - Papa Ko Pani Se Dar Lagta Hai)
Country of Origin: India
Duration: 28min
Category: Fiction
Language: Hindi (with subtitles in English & Korean)

About the Director

Prateek Rajendra Srivastava

Prateek Rajendra Srivastava, an alumnus of India's prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, led the Direction team of the recent blockbusters OMG2, starring Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, and MAHARAJ with Yash Raj Films starring Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan. With over 15 years of experience, he has worked on numerous ads and 15 Bollywood films as a 1st/ Associate/ 2nd Unit Dir/ Assoc Producer with India'sleading companies, including Yash Raj Films, Dharmatic, Endemol, Wakaoo Films, Cape of Good Films, etc. A fellow of Kyoto Filmmakers Lab, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Freedom Film Festival, Kerala’s IDSFFK, Kolkata Film Festival, and more, Srivastava's short films QAFAS, and THE SEA have earned accolades in India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, etc. His debut feature "A Life Lost and Found" participated in the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum, and West Meets East Screenplay Lab of the 2024 Dhaka Film Festival, and is currently in an advanced stage of development. He also works as the Head of Logistics for the Cinevesture International Film Festival. Srivastava’s latest short film "My Father Is Afraid of Water" premiered at the 46th Moscow International Film Festival, and it was nominated for various awards at the 9th Kolkata International Film Festival, the 16th Seoul International Senior Film Festival, the 10th Smita Patil International Film Festival, and the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival. It was also nominated for the coveted German Star of India Award at the 21st Indian Film Festival Stuttgart, Germany, and the Yeorip Award at the Supbatdeul Mountain Village Film Festival, Korea. Currently, it is in the running for the Best Film Award at the 8th Busan Inter-City Film Festival, Korea, SiGNS Festival, India, the XX International Film Festival "Young Cinema Age", Russia, and the LAMPA Film Festival, Russia.

Festival Screenings

Competition, October 2024, Lampa Film Festival, Russia;
Competition, October 2024, International Festival Young Film Age (Международный Фестиваль), Russia;
Competition, August 2024, Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, India;
Competition, August 2024, Supbatdeul Mountain Village Film Festival, Korea;
Competition, August 2024, Signs Film Festival, India;
Competition, August 2024, Busan Inter-city Film Festival, Korea;
Competition, July 2024, Indian Film Festival Stuttgart, Germany;
Competition, June 2024, Mumbai International Film Festival, India;
Competition, May 2024, Seoul International Senior Film Festival, Korea;
Non-competition, April 2024, Moscow International Film Festival, Russia;
Competition, January 2024, Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh;
Competition, January 2024, Smita Patil International Film Festival, India;
Competition, December 2023, Kolkata International Film Festival, India

Cast & Crew

Key Cast: Dr Mohan Agashe, Rahul Bagga
Director: Prateek Rajendra Srivastava
Writer/Screenplay: Prateek Rajendra Srivastava
Producer: Rajendra Pratap Srivastava, Ankur Srivastava, Prateek Rajendra Srivastava
Production Company: Monomaniacal Films
Advisor/ Mentor: Giovanni Robbiano, Tom Davia
Executive Producer: Kumar Karan Singh
Production Manager: Khyati Hooda
Music: Alap Desai
Cinematographer: Vikas Hooda
Production Designer: Sandeep Suvarna
Film Editor: Prateek Rajendra Srivastava
Sound Designer: Sanal George
Costume Designer: Krish Khatri
Hair Make-up Artist: Seema Rizal, Manasi Chipra
Casting Director: Kumar Vijay Sippy
Publicity Designer: Deepak V Rawat
Contact Details: Prateek Rajendra Srivastava E: prateekrajendrasrivastava@gmail.com; monomaniacalfilms@gmail.com

Entrance is free. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, 28 September 2024 at 6.00 p.m. at InKo Centre

For further information, please contact InKo Centre - T: 044 24361224; E: enquiries@inkocentre.org.

Hanji Story: the Craft shop @ InKo Centre re-opens.

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We are delighted to announce the re-opening of Hanji Story, the Craft Shop @ InKo Centre. Tucked away in a wholly refurbished space, Hanji Story offers Korean fabric, hand-crafted gift items, an array of handmade hanji paper and interesting bric-a-brac. Also on offer is a unique Korean bojagi gift-wrapping counter- paper and silk options with subtle, beautiful finishing touches.

Join us on a sensory journey to experience Korea’s unique craft aesthetic.

Touch, feel and enjoy the gift of harmony and balance.

From Friday, 20 September onwards @ InKo Centre.
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

For further information, please contact - T: 044 24361224; E: enquiries@inkocentre.org

Love, Dream, Hope:

an exhibition by 5 contemporary Korean artists.

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Presented by

The exhibition by 5 contemporary Korean artists, conveys pictorial elements incorporated through concepts, visuals, emotion, energy, drawing from Nature and portrayed through various colours, techniques, genres and styles.

Feel the beauty and depth of Korean contemporary art by artists who aim to add more abundance to our lives.

Featuring:

Adia Kim
Kim Jae Ok
Kim Ok Suk
Lee Soon Hee
Park Pi Lim

About the artists:

Adia Kim


My work is about energy. Energy moves life and objects dynamically, repeating creation and extinction, expansion and convergence behind everything in the world. Generated Energy is a work that expresses the explosive expansion and attraction of that energy, and contains the power to fulfill the aspirations and wishes in the hearts of those who view this work. Each divided work is connected as a single work in itself, creating a synergy effect. Because in the world of energy, one plus one can become not two but four and eight.The work expresses that although people and objects, people and the world, and people and the universe appear separate on the outside, they are all connected as one through energy. This is not a subjectively created world of works but the truth of this universe. This truth is my driving force in creating art.

Solo exhibitions:

New York Angel Space Gallery/Rehol Art Gallery (Seongbuk dong)

La Verita Gallery (Seocho dong)/Gallery K (Umyeon dong), to name a few.

Group exhibitions:

LA Art Show (Los Angeles, USA)

Gallery Elim Group Sounds of Spring (Los Angeles, USA)

Art Capital (Paris, France)

Contemporary Art Fair Exhibition (Barcelona, Spain)

Borders Art Fair Exhibition (Italy, Venice)

Scoop (Miami)/Bank Art Fair (Singapore)

Acas (Hong Kong)/Asia International Art Festival (Japan)

Sia Gallery (New York), to name a few.

Kim Jae Ok


I focus on the theme of 'Excursion'. After living a busy life both at home and at work for a long time, I look forward to a trip and a break from busy daily life. Such excursions are always like finding an oasis. We all work hard for success and a better life. The scenery that I encountered during my daily life or trips, was created through communication with Nature or through memories. In the work, our family and friends are expressed in white words. To ascend, succeed and achieve one’s dreams I hope it will be sublimated by relaxation and healing through an outing with Nature. This is what I aim to put on canvas.

Graduated from Ewha Womens University Design Graduate School.

Solo Exhibition: 9 times,

Group Exhibition: 80 times.

France Salon des Indeoendants: 3 times (Paris, Frane)

Exhibitions at New York, Los Angeles, Milano Italy, Zurich Swiss, Varcelona Spain, Tokyo Japan, Shanghai, Seoul, Daegu, Busan.

Currently, Member of Korean Art Association, Seocho Art Association.

Kim Ok Suk


I am a Korean artist who has been practising brush-making for 42 years. Living in a world where I didn't know what to do, I didn't want to draw a sad picture. I believe that "there can be no past or future without the present". I decided to pour it in and brush it. I have tried to capture Nature with various materials and techniques without being bound either. I hope to share the unique scent of Korean painting and offer the gift of hope to all.

M.A. from The Graduate School of Busan National University

M.F.A. from The Graduate School of Kyungnam University.

Invitation Group and Solo Exhibitions: 41 times at home and abroad. Art Fairs and Biennale, 45 times.

Special Prize at the Grand Art Exhibition of Korea & Invited artists.

Currently, Vice President of The Gyeongnam Branch of Korean Fine Arts Association.

Lee Soon Hee


I try to reveal the person's essence as well as the visual expression of the person through portraits. As an artist I aim to for give happiness to visitors, by exchanging feelings of sympathy with the object of the portrait by asking constant questions about an unclear moment at a certain point in time. My work was recorded in Artfabetic, Dictionnaire Biographique des Artistes Plasticiens de France and in the 2021 Book Addendum, Vo.1.

Solo Exhibitions: 24 times

Group Exhibitions: 200 times

Invitiaion Exhibitions: 25 times

Park Pi Lim


My work represents a semi-structured painting that is properly abstracted and conceived under the theme of the window of thought. It expresses the essential beauty of still life, scenery and characters in detail, and expresses humanity from a humanities perspective by expressing various emotions such as joy, sadness, pain, anger, longing, reflection and enlightenment. I am an artist who wants to exert a good influence through painting and I conaider myself to be a life-long soldier.

1985 Busan University, General graduate school, majoring in Western Painting.

2018 Special solo exhibition at Louvre,France.

2022 Brussels Museum of Art,Belgium.

Dreaming of a return to every day life No 30, was collected and received the Popularity Award.

Currently, ADAGP Copyright holder, Korean Association and Group Committee Chairman. Sponsored by MBC & SBS pictures.

About K-Art:

Based on the experience of conducting various arts and cultural events at home and abroad, various overseas exhibitions and overseas training programmes are initiated to provide a foundation for artists to hone their art activities.

Taking the lead in the globalization of Korean art through active international exchanges with India, Japan, Vietnam, China, and the United States, K-Art aims to provide an opportunity for art students to become globally recognised.

Based on the collection and analysis of artists' data and art students' data, research is conducted from various angles so that artists and art students can fully demonstrate their talent.

K-Art has over the years, partnered InKo Centre to present several small-scale exhibitions and large-scale Biennials in Chennai and Mumbai, to showcase talented artists from both countries as well as an annual student exchange painting competition for students from Chennai, Busan and Tokyo in Busan and a special India booth at the annual Busan International Art Fair.

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 at 6.00 p.m. at the Gallery @ InKo Centre.

On view until Thursday, 17 October 2024.
(except Sundays and published holidays).

For further information, please contact InKo Centre - T: 044 24361224; E: enquiries@inkocentre.org.

AccessMusic

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Presented by

AccessMusic is a series that aims to provide talented emerging musicians with a space to share original scores and songwriting with those who relate to music as essential and energizing. The ambience is relaxed, intimate, so that the musical connect is immediate, meaningful and inclusive. Presented in collaboration with Unwind Centre, this series which is all about access to and through music, places creativity and musical prowess centre stage even while recognizing the power of the arts as a critical enabler, to foster inclusion and reflection to change hearts and minds.

A work in progress is a song writing project by Vikram Kannan, that commenced in February 2024. The band performs Vikram’s songs, which were written between 2009 and 2023 as well as Chaitanya’s songs, as part of their repertoire. The band comprises Soundar on percussion, Richard on keyboards, Chaitanya on ukelele, vocal and melodica, Bhaskar on violin and Vikram on guitar and vocals.

Music that is refreshingly original with a range of instruments and nuanced vocals at play...

About our partners


Unwind Center, a renowned music institution in Chennai, has been nurturing young talent for over twenty years, offering comprehensive training in Drums, Guitar, Keyboard, Violin, and Vocals. The Center not only serves as a music school but also provides a platform for aspiring musicians to showcase their work, connect with peers, and share their compositions. Exodus, Chennai's leading music and event management organization, partners with Unwind Center, combining their expertise in producing music festivals, managing radio music, providing club entertainment, and artist management, ensuring unforgettable experiences for music enthusiasts.

Wednesday, 25 September 2024 at 7.00 p.m. at InKo Centre.

The AccessMusic series is presented by InKo Centre, in association with Unwind Center, on a bi-monthly basis.

For further information, please contact InKo Centre - T: 044 24361224; E: enquiries@inkocentre.org.