Framer Framed

5 Apr –
30 Jul 2023

Exhibition: CICC Gwangju Biennale - Extinction Wars

Framer Framed is delighted to present a new iteration of the Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes, entitled Extinction Wars, at the first Netherlands Pavilion of the 14^th Gwangju Biennale in Gwangju, South Korea.

Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes: Extinction Wars

Framer Framed is proud to open the first Netherlands Pavilion of the 14th Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, with a new iteration of the Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC) on the subject of ‘Extinction Wars’. Against the backdrop of ongoing wars in Korea, Southeast Asia, and internationally, the very existence of the military-industrial complex itself, the artists argue, should be considered a climate crime.

Presented at the Gwangju Biennale Pavilion, Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes – Extinction Wars (2023) highlights the role of the military-industrial complex in climate crimes, arguing that the very existence of the fossil fuelled military-industrial complex is an ecocidal crime against natures and peoples. Wars have devastating multigenerational impact on human communities, but equally on the complex ecosystems that sustain them. And climate catastrophe should itself be considered a war crime: an extinction war waged against living worlds.

Based on D’Souza’s book, What’s Wrong With Rights? (2018) the first iteration of the CICC was co-produced and commissioned by Framer Framed and took place in Amsterdam, with public hearings in which the Dutch State and transnational corporations registered in the Netherlands, such as Unilever, ING and Airbus, were tried for committing climate crimes. Prosecutors and witnesses provided evidence of their wrongdoing. The public acted as jury and was tasked with passing a verdict based on the Intergenerational Climate Crimes Act: the legal foundation of the CICC.

The Court will be open for general visitation between April 5 and July 30, 2023. On April 7, 8, 9 you can join public hearings at the CICC to listen to prosecutors and witnesses from various social movements and activist organisations testify to the role of states and corporations in perpetuating climate war crimes, specifically in the context of Korea.

CICC: Extinction Wars (2023) of Jonas Staal and Radha D’ Souza, commissioned and co-producted by Framer Framed in collaboration with the 14e Gwangju Biennale, Netherlands Pavilion. Curated by Juhyun Cho, in collaboration with Gwangju Biennale Foundation, Gwangju Museum of Art and Framer Framed. Photo: Jonas Staal

Gwangju Biennale Pavilion

The Gwangju Biennale Pavilion takes place alongside the Gwangju Biennale’s main exhibition, soft and weak like water, with the nine participating cultural organisations working on their exhibitions in cooperation with culture and art institution counterparts in the Gwangju area.

Initiated in 2018, the Pavilion involves exhibitions from prominent international cultural organisations to break down borders between different art environments and communicate a message unique to the city of Gwangju. With three organisations represented at the 12th Gwangju Biennale in 2018 and two at the 13th Gwangju Biennale in 2021, this year’s Pavilion will be the largest yet, with arts and culture organisations from nine different countries. The first Netherlands Pavilion will be held at the Gwangju Museum of Art.

Location
Gwangju Museum of Art
52 Haseo-ro, Buk-gu
Gwangju, South Korea

광주광역시 북구 하서로 52 (운암동)

Opening Times
April 5 and July 30, 2023
Weekdays, Weekends, Holidays: 10:00 – 18:00h
Closed: Every Monday, 1st January, Korean Thanksgiving and Lunar New Year’s Day.

Project Team

Co-founders & Directors of Framer Framed
Josien Pieterse (요신 피터서)
Cas Bool (카스 볼)

Curator & Researcher
Juhyun Cho (조주현)

Artists
Radha D’Souza (라다 드수자)
Jonas Staal (요나스 스탈)

Co-programmer Public Hearings, Framer Framed
Jiyoung Kim (김지영)

Production Coordination, Studio Jonas Staal
Nadine Gouders (나딘 하우더스)

Architect
Paul Kuipers (폴 카우퍼스)

Graphic Design
Hayoung Lim (임하영)
Dinara Vasilevskaia (디나라 바실레브스카야)

Installation Construction
Chang-yeon Pyo (표창연)

Production Manager
Yena Ku (구예나)

Research & Communication, Framer Framed
Hahae Son (손하혜)

Communication, Framer Framed
Stefan Wharton (스테판 와르턴)

Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes: Extinction Wars is commissioned and co-produced by Framer Framed in collaboration with the Gwangju Biennale Pavilion.

Hosted by
Gwangju Biennale Foundation and the Gwangju Metropolitan City

In cooperation with
Gwangju Museum of Art

Supported by
Arts Council Korea (ARKO), the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands), Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AfK), the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Korea, and the Mondriaan Fund

Links

• News Penguin - Who is the ‘climate sinner’? (누가 '기후'죄인인가)
• News Penguin - A world without climate crime and ecocide, not a dream but the only reality ([특별인터뷰] 기후범죄·생태학살 없는 세상, 이상 아닌 유일한 현실)
• Pressian - An alternative to the climate crisis that communicates with the body, not language (언어가 아닌 몸으로 소통하는 기후위기 대안)
• Korean Times - Bringing climate crimes to court
• Gwangju Biennale
• Gwangju Museum of Art - South Korea

Attachments

• CICC Gwangju Biennale Hand Out

Exhibitions

18 Nov – 1 Jan 2023

Exhibition: CICC Seoul - The Law on Trial

A new iteration of the project Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC) at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Seoul, South Korea.

25 Sep – 13 Feb 2022

Exhibition: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes

A project by Radha D'Souza and Jonas Staal

Agenda

Network

Juhyun Cho

Curator

Jiyoung Kim

Public program and research

Radha D'Souza

Writer, academic, lawyer and activist

Jonas Staal

Artist

Magazine

CICC / Bookshop Selection / Ecology /

Bookshop Selection: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes

CICC / Southeast Asia /

CICC: Extinction Wars selected by Monthly Art for exhibition award

/ CICC / Ecology / Art and Activism / Political Climate /

Digital Archive: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes

CICC / Ecology /

The Intergenerational Climate Crimes Act