The Unaffordable Nostalgia, presented by the Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong, runs from 20 August to 7 November 2026. The exhibition features works by Korean artists Ubac Studio and Jang Gayoun, together with the Hong Kong-based collective Foreseen Agency. It is co-curated by Kang Min-hyung and Wong Ka Ying. The exhibition explores urban development, memory, historical context, and the contemporary urban experience shaped by modern society. Through the cities of Seoul and Hong Kong, it offers new perspectives on how memory and nostalgia are constructed, circulated, and consumed. On August 20, an artist talk, opening ceremony, and curator tour were held, attracting approximately 50 visitors. Unaffordable Nostalgia asks what is preserved and what is erased in the process of reproducing and consuming spaces and memories that no longer exist. Examining traces left by digital platforms and urban development, the exhibition investigates how memory has come to function as a form of social and cultural value in the present day. Ubac Studio examines hidden layers of the city through a cyber-geological approach. Its interactive game Escape Maps combines deleted street-view imagery with de-recorded data filtered out by artificial intelligence. Visitors participate both as active users of the game and as subjects of the platform, experiencing processes of recording, selection, and erasure within urban space. Hong Kong-based Foreseen Agency reconstructs the pedestrian route leading to PMQ through its work Connected Mosses. Twelve screens installed along a steel staircase connect the repetitive labor of climbing stairs with the seamless convenience of escalator travel as part of a single virtual system. Through the distinctive urban structure of the Mid-Levels district, the work visualizes the social and historical layers embedded in the development and maintenance of urban infrastructure. In Placeless in the Gyeongseong Era, Jang Gayoun examines how contemporary commercial spaces consume and repackage the past. The work explores the ways in which cultural traces of a particular historical period are reinterpreted and marketed under notions of “retro” aesthetics and sentimental nostalgia, demonstrating how memory is reconstructed within contemporary consumer culture. The exhibition takes place at PMQ, a historic building formerly used as police married quarters and now one of Hong Kong’s leading arts and cultural destinations. By treating the venue itself as a historical site, the exhibition investigates the point at which the city’s past and present intersect.

[Opening Reception] Unaffordable Nostalgia 幾堪回首 📅 Date: 20 Aug 2026, 17:00–20:00 🕙 Time: - 5:00 – 5:50 PM | Artist Talk - 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Cocktail Reception - 6:30 – 7:00 PM | Opening Ceremony (Curator's Tour) 📍 Venue: Korean Cultural Center (6–7/F, Block B, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central)   How does one afford to remember something that no longer exists? Bringing together three artists/collectives and two curators from South Korea and Hong Kong, this exhibition examines urban development, memory,  and post-capitalism across both cities. Their research uncovers a hidden stratum beneath current urban development — where memory functions as a currency that accelerates the surface above it.   🎨 Artists: Ubac Studio (KR), Jang Gayoun (KR), Foreseen Agency (HK) 🖋️ Curators: Kang Min-hyung (KR), Wong Ka Ying KY (HK) 🏛️ Organised by Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong 🏛️ Supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council The views and opinions expressed in this project do not represent the stand of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

The Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong (KCC) is pleased to announce an open call for exhibition proposals in 2027. KCC warmly welcomes submissions from curators seeking opportunities to present exhibitions internationally and to contribute to cultural exchange between Korea and Hong Kong.   ■ Exhibition Overview 1. Objectives -To promote cultural exchange between Korea and Hong Kong -To introduce high-quality Korean contemporary art to an international audience   2. Exhibition Period Approximately two months in 2027 (Exact schedule to be determined upon selection)   3. Venue Exhibition Hall, Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong (6-7/F, Block B, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central)   ■ Eligibility & Application Requirements 1. Eligibility - Submission must be a curatorial proposal featuring at least three artists - At least 50% of participating artists must be Korean nationals - Curator must have participated in at least 1 exhibition, and each participating artist must have participated at least 3 exhibitions - Proposal should either: Present outstanding Korean art, or promote cultural exchange between Korea and Hong Kong   2. Types of Works - All media allowed, including painting, sculpture, installation, new media, etc - Due to limitations in logistics, installation, technical equipment, large-scale, media, or installation works must be discussed in advance after selection - For media works, only basic monitors are provided. Additional equipment and technicians are not provided by KCCHK   ■ Support Provided by KCC - Exhibition venue (presentation file of the exhibition space provided) - Logistics (round-trip), installation, insurance of artworks - Production cost of promotional materials (leaflets, posters, etc.) ※ Costs will be determined in consultation, depending on budget and exhibition format - Exhibition opening reception - Travel support for selected curators and artists residing abroad to attend the installation and the opening reception: ∙ Round-trip airfare (Korea ↔ Hong Kong standard) ∙ Accommodation (3 nights at PMQ residency; may vary depending on installation schedule) - Press and promotional support   ■ Responsibilities of Selected Curators and Participating Artists - Production of the leaflet and promotion materials (posters, etc.) - On-site participation on the installation and opening ∙ The curator must attend both installation and the opening reception ∙ At least 50% of participating artists must attend   ■ Application Procedure 1. Submission Method Online submission form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/y5QmVzSgZg   2. Required Documents (All documents must be submitted in both Korean and English) - Application form (download the provided form) - Exhibition proposal (free format in Korean and English) - Artists/Curator Portfolio (free format in Korean and English. PDF, max. 20 pages, max. 10MB) - Artwork images (JPEG, max. 2MB each). For media artworks, please include video links in the application form. 📌 File Naming Requirement All submitted files must begin with the applicant’s name. Example: John Chan_Application.pdf / John Chan_Portfolio.pdf / John Chan_Image1.jpg   3. Application Deadline August 31, 2026, 23:59 (HKT)   4. Selection Process Applications will be reviewed by a panel of art professionals from Korea and Hong Kong. Selection will be based on overall evaluation of the curatorial proposal and participating artists. Results will be announced individually in October 2026   ■ Inquiries Email: opencall@kcchk.kr - Applications must be submitted through the online submission form, not via email - Responses to inquiries will begin sequentially from July 20, 2026

The Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong presents "Speculative Visions of a Post-Climate Future", a Korea-Hong Kong media art exchange exhibition on view from June 4 to July 4, 2026. Organized in celebration of the 2026 “Year of Cultural Exchange among Korea, China, and Japan,” the exhibition brings together contemporary media artists and curators from Korea and Hong Kong in a collaborative platform for creative dialogue. Centered on the theme of a post-climate-change future, the exhibition explores evolving relationships between humans, the environment, and technology through a diverse range of media, including virtual reality, game-based works, and moving-image installations. The project is co-curated in partnership with Studio for Narrative Spaces—an artistic collective formed by practitioners from the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong—and aims to foster sustained artistic exchange and collaboration between the two regions. ▲Yeom Inhwa, Koko Killing Island: Tour d'Epicure (Photo credit: RAY LC and Evan Zhao Yifan) ▲Kim Sangdon, The Eggs (Photo credit: RAY LC and Evan Zhao Yifan) ▲Jang Yunyoung, Symbiotic Luminescence (Photo credit: RAY LC and Evan Zhao Yifan) ▲Oh Jooyoung, Scope of the Cloud (Photo credit: RAY LC and Evan Zhao Yifan) ▲Koh Hui, Perceive (Panorama) ▲Picture Rhythm Studios and Studio for Narrative Spaces, Nonhumotion 2.0 (Photo credit: RAY LC and Evan Zhao Yifan) The exhibition features leading Korean media artists Yeom Inhwa, Kim Sangdon, Oh Jooyoung, Kohui, Jang Yunyoung, and Hong Kong-based team Picture Rhythm Studios. Through distinct artistic approaches and technological mediums, the participating artists envision speculative futures shaped by climate crisis, proposing new ecological and technological paradigms that move beyond anthropocentric perspectives. Yeom Inhwa’s VR work adopts the format of virtual tourism to explore the historical trajectory of climate crises and transformations in media technology. Kim Sangdon visualizes questions surrounding life and futurity through the motif of the egg. Oh Jooyoung presents a game-based narrative of human-ecological relationships set within a speculative future city, while Kohui employs video and sound to reconfigure the rhythms and structures of contemporary society. Jang Yunyoung’s AI-driven video work reflects on symbiotic relations within marine ecosystems affected by climate change, and Picture Rhythm Studios proposes a new narrative of survival in which technology and ritual converge in a post-collapse world. (Photo credit: RAY LC and Evan Zhao Yifan) (Photo credit: RAY LC and Evan Zhao Yifan) The opening ceremony, held on June 4, was attended by artists Yeom Inhwa, Kohui, and Jang Yunyoung. The program included an exhibition introduction by the Studio for Narrative Spaces team, as well as a contemporary dance performance responding to the featured works by Picture Rhythm Studios. The event welcomed over 60 attendees, including artists, art professionals, and members of the public from both Korea and Hong Kong, creating a dynamic platform for cultural exchange.

[Opening Reception] SPECULATIVE VISIONS OF A POST-CLIMATE FUTURE Date: Thursday, 4 June 2026 Time: • 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Cocktail Reception   • 6:30 – 7:30 PM | Opening Ceremony (Performance, Curator & Artists Exhibition Tour) Venue: Korean Cultural Center (6–7/F, Block B, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central) ________________________________________ The Korean Cultural Center is pleased to invite you to the opening reception of “Speculative Visions of a Post-Climate Future”, the first 2026 open call exhibition curated by Studio for Narrative Spaces. This exhibition brings together Korean artists, creative studios, and a Hong Kong collaborative art project to explore imaginative visions of a post-climate future. Through diverse media including sound, robotics, games, AI-generated moving image, and multimedia installation, the exhibition presents innovative ways of engaging with climate futures. A special highlight of the evening will be a live performance featuring Nonhumotion 2.0, a robotic performance installation, presented in collaboration with a performing artist. For more information: https://exhibitionarchive.github.io/kcc-post-climate-future/index.html