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Artist Kwon Byungjun Explores Difference Through Robots and Sound

9d ago· 4 min readenInsight
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This article introduces artist Kwon Byungjun and his artistic exploration of "difference" through robots and sound. It reflects on how encountering people who look or think differently prompts us to question and appreciate diversity. The piece references the 2017 arrival of Yemeni refugees on Jeju Island, South Korea, as a real-world example of difference and displacement, and connects it to the artist's vision of a richer, more colorful world shaped by diverse ideas and experiences.

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Twitter / XArtist Kwon Byungjun Explores Difference Through Robots and Sounde-flux.com

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When we meet someone who looks different from us or thinks differently than we do, we naturally begin to wonder why.
Yet being different does not mean being wrong.
When different people, ideas, and experiences come together, the world becomes richer and more colorful.
Artist Kwon Byungjun dreams of such a world through 'robots' and 'sound.'
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When we meet someone who looks different from us or thinks differently than we do, we naturally begin to wonder why. As we ask these questions, we begin to think about “difference.” Yet being different does not mean being wrong. When different people, ide

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