I visited Songeun Art Space and its exhibition Power Play.

I am very confused and I had a bad impression about this exhibition. Firstly I think that the subject was floppy. And I didn't really get what is was about. It was supposed to be related to the notion of "the complex nature of friendship and the power dynamics at play within relationships between individuals, institutions and the state." The artworks were focus on different kind of relationships. Some were based on political power, some others on humain friendship and the was also one about animals...

I think that the organisation of the exhibition was really bad and that is can be the first reason why I didn't really appreciate it. The space is divided in three floors. There were 13 different artists and some of them presented several works and their works were not on the same floor. So I was very confused about who did what and there wasn't any indication plate.

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How does the exhibition deal with gender ?

The exhibition doesn’t mention gender. I think that as the topic is focus on something that is universal there no such place for identity questions. Or maybe I could say that the question of identity is more raised by nationality.

At first sight I could not say if an artwork is made by a woman, a man or a transgender person, in this exhibition.

I just have the feeling that most of artworks have been made by male artists probably because is the common thought, important artists are still associated with men rather than with women.

( The last Fisheye magazine ( a French photography magazine ) on the cover they talk about « Ten Women who are making the photography » - WOMEN are so absent from the artistic and cultural space than people have to mention that they are women. You would never heard « 10 men who are making the photography » because they are made. So mention women like that creates a feeling that women are an exception. )

How many female/male executives ?

There are 11 exhibitions planners. And six of them are women, while 5 are men.

How many female/male curators ?

6 women curators and 5 men curators.

How many female/male artists are represented ?

Unfortunately I can not recognize every-time the difference between a female name and a male one. So I had to check on the pamphlet to find artist gender. But event in the pamphlet, the gender is only mention by the specifier. And I think that this is a good thing. We don’t have to necessary know if the artist is a woman, a man or a transgender person.

I count 37 women artists and 56 men artists.

Is there a difference between how female/male artist work display their projects etc ?

I couldn't notice any difference..