Overview
Seaweeds like Miyeok (Undaria pinnatifida) and Dasima (Laminaria japonica) travel with ocean currents and settle wherever they land. Now considered among the most invasive species globally, they are also traditional postpartum food in Korea.
We know that ocean seaweed captures more carbon than the Amazon rainforest, yet few international institutions officially recognize this.
It's striking how this seemingly insignificant seaweed connects to major global issues: future food, climate change, decolonization, and diaspora.
Credits
17th Venice Architecture Biennale Korean Pavilion Program
Yaksan-myun, Wando-gun, South Korea
- Project director - Hojun Song
- Artist - Hojun Song, Leo James Smith (Italy)
- Chef - Hyunchung Kim (Tongyeong Owall)
- Wando Yaksan coordinator - Sungjin Kim
- Photography - Hojun Song, Wontae Suh, Dongkoo Jung
- Livestreaming - Hojun Song
- Accomodation & goat - Dowon Pension
Foraging guide
- Wando county office
- Wando seaweed Expo team
- Tongyeong lilibongbong Cafe - Jiyoung Kim
- Science Bookshop GALDAR Manager - Miyoung Lee
- Ahn Eun Me Future School Movement - Eunme Ahn
- Ahn Eun Me Future School Movement - Marie Jean
- Ahn Eun Me Future School Movement- Hyegyung
- Climate Citizen 3.5 Direcotr - Hyewon Lee
- Art X Tech Seoul
- Venice Biennale Food Team Director - Hyewon Lee
- Venice Biennale Korean Pavilion Office - Jiyoon Ahn
- Venice Biennale Korean Pavilion Director - Hyewon Shin