10th CHEONGJU INTERNATIONAL CRAFT BIENNALE 

MONGOLIA PAVILION -  Mongolia Nomadic Life 
13 Sep - 22 Oct, 2017
314 Sangdang-ro, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea

National pavilion of Mongolia presents eleven artists to Cheongju Craft Beinnale 2017 very rst time. Since 1990, Mongolian artists continuously explored, learned and developed Mongolian contemporary installation art and made to this level. In our pavilion, we moved Mongolian nature, nomadic daily life and culture as contemporary installation to here. The earth is the primary home to the nomadic Mongolians. Mongolian people have been building their home that harmonizes with nature. Artist Bat-Erdene Batchuluun created his mental primary home that is based on nature’s minimalism using video installation. The installation starts with three layered cloth that represents beginning, middle and ending. By projecting
video art on white globe, artist portrayed Mongolian’s communication with Mother Nature and belief of nature as a birthplace. It is hard
to imagine Mongolian home without vast steppe and unending chain of clouds of Mongolia. Therefore, Batkholboo Dugarsuren’s “Mountain” artwork depicts the primary home as Mongolian steppe, mountains and clouds. Mongolians, since ancient times, have been worshipping mountains and steppes and their spirits. Batkholboo used mixed media to portray that virgin wilderness in many forms. He taped clear sky of countryside to create nature’s living room. One of the owners
of vast steppe and blue sky is a falcon. . Artist Otgonbayar Dashdorj`s artwork depicts Falcon, the animal that connects humans to the nature, while artist Chimeddorj Shagdarjav depicted diamond in the mountain in his artwork. Another dwelling of ours is the Mongolian yurt. The yurt
is round shaped and it contains kitchen, bedroom and living room in that one circle. Artist Batzorig Dugarsuren created his own living room using the yurt’s ceiling and walls. Mongolian yurt’s ceiling and walls symbolize earth’s endless continuity with its round shape. . Artist Amarsaikhan Namsraijav chose the yurt’s kitchen area to create his artwork. He made all traditional kitchen appliances with brushwood. Therefore artist Amarsaikhan created
all the complete necessities using braiding technique, material and his own imagination. Mongolian literary works occupy the most respected place in the living room of Mongolian homes. So, it was impossible to create Mongolian pavilion without Mongolian literature. Mongolian literary heritage inherited to us not only in written format but also as symbols.
Artists Davgadorj Sereeter, Nyam-Ochir Oyunpurev, Tamir Tsegmed and Ganbat Purev tried to portray Mongolian literary heritage with their own unique ways and senses.
On the other hand, Mongolian young female artist Munguntsetseg Lkhagvasuren created musical artwork using horse tail and mane. Nature has its own voice, music and beat. She listened to that voice and created the instrument that can imitate it. 

 

Exhibition Details
Title:                               MONGOLIA PAVILION -  10th CHEONGJU INTERNATIONAL CRAFT BIENNALE 
Address:                          314 Sangdang-ro, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea                
Dates:                             13 Sep - 22 Oct, 2017
Opening Hours:                Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm
Admission:                      8 $/USD                                       

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