CICI to host Cultural Communication Forum on space in digital era

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CICI to host Cultural Communication Forum on space in digital era

Posted : 2022-08-02 15:04

Updated : 2022-08-03 13:30

French-American economics and philosophy columnist Guy Sorman / Courtesy of CICI

By Kim Rahn

Korean architect and Hongik University professor of architecture Yoo Hyun-joon / Courtesy of CICI

Renowned architects and scholars will discuss the role of real-life and digital spaces in cultural communication at this year's Culture Communication Forum (CCF).

The Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI), the organizer of the forum, said Tuesday that the annual forum will take place on Aug. 25. Participants in Korea will gather at Grand Hyatt Seoul while those abroad will join online.

Under the theme of "Space and cultural communication," the participants will talk about how real-life and digital spaces respectively affect cultural communication and how they can be integrated.

"Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept and meaning of 'space' has become diverse, with a growing number of people seeking shared spaces," the CICI said in a release. "Also some 'new spaces' are emerging along with the development of digital technology such as the metaverse. The participants will discuss what changes have been made to 'spaces' in terms of cultural communication and what the spaces will be like in the future."

A keynote speech will be delivered by Guy Sorman, a French-American columnist in economics and philosophy who, as the presidential adviser to then-President Lee Myung-bak in 2010, suggested the National Museum of Korea be the banquet place of the G20 Seoul Summit, presenting the influence and importance of a space in cultural communication, according to the CICI.

French architect and New York University Institute of Fine Arts professor of the history of architecture Jean-Louis Cohen / Courtesy of CICI

Other speakers of this year's CCF include Jean-Louis Cohen, a French architect and professor of architecture history at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University; Katrina Sedgwick, director and CEO of Melbourne Arts Precinct Corp.; Yoo Hyun-joon, principal of Hyunjoon Yoo Architects, CEO of Space Consulting Group and professor of architecture at Hongik University; David Pierre Jalicon, president of D.P.J. & Partners and chairman of the French-Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Simon Lee, CEO of Flitto.

Designhouse CEO Lee Young-hye, New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Philip Turner and Tmonet CEO Park Jin-woo will also take part in the forum as panelists.

Launched in 2011, the CCF is an annual event where cultural leaders around the world seek ways to promote cultural exchanges and communications.

rahnita@koreatimes.co.kr