The Seoul Museum of Art has appointed Irini Papadimitriou as Artistic Director of the 14th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, following an international open call.
Papadimitriou is currently Director of Exhibitions at Diriyah Art Futures in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and has previously held UK roles at V&A in London and FutureEverything in Manchester.
Under the theme ‘Machines of Repair’, the Biennale aims to ‘create a space for fundamental reflection on the values and purposes that scientific and technological progress and innovation ultimately serve’, according to the Museum’s announcement.
‘At a time when technological innovation is too often driven by conquest, extraction, surveillance, and control, I look forward to building on the Seoul Mediacity Biennale’s legacy of bringing art and emerging technologies into critical dialogue,’ Papadimitriou said in a statement. ‘The 14th Biennale will critically examine how these systems shape our societies and futures. Beyond exposing these realities, my vision is to open up a space for collective imagination and dialogue, asking how technology might be reoriented towards infrastructures of the public good.’
The fourteenth edition is due to open in August 2027.
The previous edition of the Seoul Mediacity Biennale, titled Séance: Technology of the Spirit, opened in 2025 and was curated by Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres and Lukas Brasiskis.
