Exhibition: CICC Gwangju Biennale - Extinction Wars

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.

Hearings
On April 7, 8, and 9, 2023, visitors will be able to participate in public hearings at the CICC and, as a jury, give their verdict based on the testimonies of prosecutors and witnesses from various social movements and activist organizations that highlight the role of states and corporations in perpetuating climate war crimes.

Hearings witnesses
Youth Climate Emergency Action, 청년기후긴급행동
World Without War, 전쟁없는세상
Peace Wind, 평화바람
Saemangeum Citizens’ Ecological Investigation Team, 새만금 시민생태 조사단
Citizens for Reclaiming Our Land from Gunsan US Military Base, 군산미군기지 우리땅찾기 시민 모임

Dates
The court is open to visitors between April 5 and July 30, 2023.

Award
The Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes: Extinction Wars was selected as one of the 10 best exhibitions of 2023 by the 19th Monthly Art Award.

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 as part of the Gwangju Biennale 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