Call for Participation
MOBILE ASIA COMPETITION 2006
ORGANIZED BY ART CENTER NABI
SEOUL, KOREA
The progress of mobile technology characterized by mobility, connectivity, and dispersion
seems to resonate with the Diasporic experiences of Asians who are mobile, dispersed yet
connected with each other through socio-cultural dynamics and relations. With the mobile
market and its culture expanding beyond Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan to the Southeast Asia,
the need should be raised for reflecting upon the currency of culture and the urgency of new
identities that are evolving with mobile technology in Asian region.
Mobile Asia Competition 2006 hosted by Art Center Nabi pays attention to the role of media
makers and artists in articulating and expressing the Asian mobile cultures. Artists and media
makers always appropriate and challenge the given technology through creative ideas and
critical practices to broaden the space of possibilities. Especially, the recent emerging
ubiquitous mobile environments requires both popular sentiment and critical thoughts. Mobile
Asia competition 2006 investigates the new forms of Asian identities and cultures in the creative
works of artists and designers who dare to experiment, play, and wrestle with the mobile
technologies.
CATEGORY
1. Works made to be viewed and experienced on mobile devices
(1) Game, Interactive Art
(2) Screen-based arts : Animation, Motion Graphic, Documentary, Music Video,
Narrative film, etc.
2. Works made by mobile phones such as camera phone, video phone.
3. Idea proposal for wireless art projects on the theme of ‘connectivity and social network’
: Art project that expresses the theme of social network and connectivity while exploring new
and artistic ways of using diverse personal media such as mobile phones, laptop, PDA and
internet network.
PRIZE
The total award money is US $20.000 and the selected works will be exhibited in various on
and offline venues.
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Category 1 & 2 (Mobile content): US $10.000
- One winner from each category will be awarded with $5000.
- The works by winners and other selected works will be screened and exhibited at Art Center
Nabi, ResFest Korea 2006 (digital film festival), and Korean mobile phone service including
DMB channel.
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Category 3 (Wireless art proposal): US $10.000
- One winner will be awarded with $5000.
- Additional $5000 and technical support will be offered for the realization of the proposal if the
work is decided to be realized for the exhibition at Art Center Nabi.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
.Category 1 & 2 seek for completed works, and Category 3 for project proposal.
.Projects that are under development will also be considered for Category 3.
.Project proposal should relate to the theme and topics of the Award
.The works that are already presented or won in other competition are not eligible for entry.
HOW TO SUBMIT
- All submissions should be processed through the official online platform.
- Biography, project proposal, and other supporting materials (image, sound, movie files) should
be uploaded in appropriate format indicated in each section.
- However, the works applying for Category 1 & 2 should be sent via registered mail in the
format of CD-Rom, DVD, Mini DV tape with a copy of filled-out online registration form
printed from the website.
Please go to http://www.nabi.or.kr/pages/submission.asp to complete your submission. (all
submissions)
Mail address (Category 1 & 2 only):
Art Center Nabi [Att: Mobile Asia Competition 2006]
99 Seorin-dong, Jongro-ku, SK bldg. 4th fl.
Seoul, Korea
110-110
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for Submissions
Notification of winners
Category 1 & 2
August 31, 2006
Category 2
July 31, 2006
September 15, 2006
CONTACT
For more information, please visit www.mobileasia.org .
or contact at mobileasia@mobileasia.org
Art Center Nabi
99 Seorin-dong, Jongro-ku, SK bldg. 4th fl.
Seoul, Korea
110-110
www.nabi.or.kr