Internationally known artist will discuss her work at Triennial on Saturday

Jane Jin Kaisen will give a presentation at 4 p.m. on Saturday in Medina.

MEDINA – The Medina Triennial is in its final month at 10 locations throughout the village.

A highlighted event this weekend is a screening and conversation with artist Jane Jin Kaisen and Toronto-based curator Noa Bronstein at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Triennial Hub headquarters on North Main Street.

Jane Jin Kaisen is an internationally known artist who will discuss her work directly with local audiences. The event demonstrates how the Medina Triennial connects a village along the Erie Canal with artists and histories from around the world.

Kaisen’s attention to memory and changing landscapes may resonate in Medina, where historic buildings and infrastructure are being given new cultural uses. The film’s questions about abandoned architecture, historical memory and the future of communities have relevance beyond Jeju Island.

Jeju Island in Korea is famous for its volcanic landscape, beautiful beaches and distinct cultural heritage, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and Global Geopark.

The artist will share what drew her to the abandoned resort as a setting for her three films. She will explain how Burial of This Order, Dokkaebi and Sorrow Waters This Land speak to one another. Burial of This Order will be shown at the Hub, while the other two are running continuously at Mustang City, the former Medina High School.

Jane Jin Kaisen was born on Jeju Island in 1980 and is based in Copenhagen. She is interested in histories that have been excluded from official accounts. She represented Korea at the 8th Venice Biennale – the highest honor for an artist. It’s like winning an Olympic gold medal for your country, according to Triennial’s co-curator Karin Laansoo.

Bronstein is a writer and curator who has led two Canadian artist-tun organizations – Gallery 44 Centre for contemporary Photography and Gallery TPW. She has organized exhibitions and programs at institutions throughout Canada. Her work has appeared in numerous artists’ publications and she is currently assistant director of the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.

Federico Rosario, community engagement and programs coordinator at the Medina Triennial, is looking forward to a good crowd on Saturday. He said attendance at programs to date has been very well attended as word spreads. The Triennial was a front-page feature on last week’s Sunday edition of the Buffalo Evening News.

The Medina Triennial continues on Thursdays to Sundays through Sept. 7.