Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale 2026

Youngkak Cho sees AI, robotics, and data not simply as tools controlled by humans, but as entities that respond in their own ways and form relationships with one another. His installation Still, Softly Stirring connects this idea with clay, an ancient material. Ceramic objects made from soils gathered in different countries share the space with AI video, projections, and lighting.

Take a moment to look at the ceramic objects in the gallery. At first, they seem still, as if asleep. But when their time comes, they wake one by one, speak, form relationships with one another, and then return to sleep. Light, video, and sound also become part of this shared space. Because you cannot know which object will awaken next, the act of waiting becomes part of experiencing the work.

Two different kinds of time overlap in this installation. Clay holds the long passage of time through minerals, weathering, erosion, and transformation, while AI contains vast accumulations of data, language, and memory. Cho sees them as different sedimentary layers and brings them together in a single space.

The Korean title suggests that objects lie asleep until their own moment arrives. Rather than expecting an immediate response, wait for a moment and listen for a sleeping object to awaken in its own time.