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DIGITAL AF · 화합 · EXHIBITION 01 / 14

N2EXISTENCE

Four European artists. Four Korean artists.
Five cities. One space. Five days.

Format
Opening art dinner + 5 day free exhibition
Scale
8 artists · 1 500 m² · 4 000+ visitors
Context
Korea Blockchain Week 2026
Diplomatic frame
125 years of Belgium x Korea relations
SEP 28 → OCT 02 · 2026 SEOUL · KOREA BLOCKCHAIN WEEK
02 · STATEMENT 02 / 14

Speak it into existence.

N2EXISTENCE starts from a sentence Aaron Fowler's grandmother told him: "You've got to speak it into existence." Eight artists built a show around it. Four headliners locked, four more in selection. For five days, in 1 000 m² of curated art space in central Seoul, in front of the Korea Blockchain Week audience, those eight practices collide. European meets Korean. Physical meets digital. Monumental meets intimate. Something comes out of that friction that couldn't exist in either scene alone. This is what 통합 actually means. Not harmony. Productive friction.

CURATORIAL STATEMENT N2EXISTENCE · SEOUL 2026
02 / 14
03 · PAST EDITION 03 / 14

What we make.

Bruxelles · Miami · Bostone · Paris · LA · Lisbonne

Past edition · curated artworks in raw industrial space
Past edition · crowd through suspended sculpture installation
Past edition · Chanoirs interior
Past edition · laser piece
Past edition · House of Wop installation
Past edition · Dragon Salomon mural with branches installation
Past edition · projection screen with figure
Past edition · projection-mapped portrait
4 000+ visitors 8 artists 5 days 10M+ social impressions + video views
PAST EDITION · BRUSSELS ETHCC 2024 NEXT EDITION · SEOUL KBW 2026
03 / 14
04 · CURATORS 04 / 14

The curators.

Portrait of Yanis Sabir
Yanis Sabir
Curator
Paris / NYC · Engineering, sound, gaming
Where engineering becomes feeling.

Yanis Sabir builds at the intersection of code, sound and art. From Yale's nanotechnology labs to Electric Lady Studios in New York, his career has been a single straight line: making technology disappear so that what's left is something you feel.

At Burning Man 2018 he co-built a twenty-metre heart-shaped sculpture with Aaron Fowler, more than a thousand speakers wired so that every visitor heard their own heartbeat inside the piece. He later led LaDegen, the crypto racing game built with Stake Capital and Blackpool, and ran his own audiovisual production house, Kinofone.

M.Sc. Nanotechnology applied to Telecommunications, Yale University, 2012
M.Sc. Electronic & Radio Frequencies, Pierre et Marie Curie University, 2011
Senior Game Developer, Stake Capital / Blackpool, 2021 to 2023.
Studio Engineer, Electric Lady Studios, New York, 2015 to 2017.
Founder, Kinofone Production, 2018 to 2020.
Portrait of Hadone
Hadone
Curator
France · Belgium · Seoul · DJ, producer, music direction
Dirty, fat, straight to the bone.

Jeremy aka Hadone is one of the most interesting new artists emerging from France. He has burned through several clubs in the last few months and shows no signs of cooling.

Producing for three years, he draws from every kind of music and field of creation he touches. A lover of dirty and fat rhythmics, raw and pretty straight forward, Hadone sits at the perfect intersection of nineties killer tracks and the finest new techno.

Music direction for the N2EXISTENCE closing night and the Korean techno line-up curated with Quincy and HighTech Seoul.
CURATORS · DIGITAL AF PLACEHOLDER COPY · TO REPLACE
04 / 14
05 · ARTISTS · USA + BELGIUM 05 / 14

Artists

Portrait of Aaron Fowler
Aaron Fowler
St. Louis, MO · b. 1988 · Assemblage, installation, painting
Turning trash into truth.

Aaron Fowler turns car parts, hair weaves, CDs and ironing boards, the overlooked material of American Black life, into 19th-century history paintings rewritten from the inside. The New Museum bought him. So did the Rubell, the Hammer, the Studio Museum in Harlem. Yale gave him an MFA.

Dense, layered, unapologetically large. His work addresses American history, Black identity, hip-hop, and the deeply personal.

BFA Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2011
MFA Yale University School of Art, 2014
Exhibited at the New Museum, Studio Museum in Harlem, Rubell Museum, Hammer Museum, Seattle Art Museum.
Represented by Anton Kern Gallery, New York.
Works trade at $500 000+
Portrait of Antoine Grenez
Antoine Grenez
Brussels · b. 1994 · Photography, sound, installation
Slow attention as resistance.

Antoine Grenez photographs the hidden architectures that hold the visible world together. His practice slows perception until matter, energy and time stop being interchangeable. Photography as active contemplation, not capture.

Drawing from anthropology, symbolism and mythopoetic thinking, he restores an empathetic link between viewer, nature and technology. Precise framing and the repetition of gestures become quiet forms of resistance against acceleration.

École de Recherche Graphique, Brussels
LUCA School of Arts
Exhibited at MIT, Art Basel Miami, Concertgebouw Brugge, Hangar, Contretype, Opéra de Lille, Cloud Seven, Paradise, 254 Forest, Reset.
Works trade at €6 000 to €9 000
USA · BELGIUM 2 OF 8 ARTISTS
05 / 14
06 · ARTISTS · EU 06 / 14
Portrait of Mia Von Dalz
Mia Von Dalz
Paris / Brussels · Painting, drawing, scenography, ceramics
Refuses to resolve.

Mia Von Dalz works inside a paradox: egocentric creativity colliding with social conscience. A nervous delirium about the political role of art, biting and humanly irritating, resolutely non-dogmatic. Started painting rave decor at fourteen, never stopped letting underground and institution rub against each other.

Founder of CHANOIRS, the Brussels collective fifteen years deep across visual art, fashion and performance. Stages whole spaces as work: rehabbed buildings, immersive scenographies, set design for the houses he then steps out of.

Master Painting & screen-printing, Brussels
Exhibited at WIELS, La Vallée, Halle Saint-Géry, Hôtel de Ville Brussels, Espace Vanderborght (Biennale Women in Art), MIT Media Lab, Art Basel Miami, RESET (EthCC), C12 Club.
Set design for Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Lacoste. Founder of the LOVE STORE space, Brussels.
Works trade at €5 000 to €8 000
Portrait of Peter Emanuelov
Peter Emanuelov
Brussels · Photography, film, direction
Between fact and myth.

Peter Emanuelov points his camera at people and spaces until they become something between fact and myth. Fine art photography, documentary, music video. Published in Vogue Italia, Dazed, Aesthetica Magazine, The Lone Palm, Promonews.

Spectral Memories, his first fine art series, premieres as a Brussels solo at Twenty Seven Gallery in autumn 2026, after digital release at York Art Gallery for the Aesthetica Art Prize.

Best Short Film & Best Lead Male, Miami Fashion Film Festival 2016
Best Music Video, Fashion Film Istanbul 2016
Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2022, Curator Selection
Aesthetica Art Prize 2022, Longlist
Solo show Spectral Memories, Twenty Seven Gallery, Brussels, 09.2026.
Works trade at €7 000 to €10 000
EUROPE 4 OF 8 ARTISTS
06 / 14
07 · VENUE 07 / 14

The space

Art space1 000 m²
Levels3 connected
Capacity1 500+ / day
Distance30 min metro
Former steel factory · Reborn as a cultural venue Used by international luxury brands
07 / 14
08 · AGENDA 08 / 14

Seoul art agenda

Residency build-up · September
Week 01
Sep 01 → Sep 07
Residency artist arrives
Studio open · materials set-up
Week 02
Sep 08 → Sep 14
First studio visit
Collectors + curator talk
Week 03
Sep 15 → Sep 21
Open artist talk
Studio livestream
Week 04
Sep 22 → Sep 27
Final preparation
Press preview · install
Mon
Sep 28
Tue
Sep 29
Wed
Sep 30
Thu
Oct 01
Fri
Oct 02
09:00
Morning
Press preview
Opening art dinner prep
Closing brunch with artists
11:00
Doors
Public opening
Free entry
Doors open
Free entry
Doors open
KBW 8 000+ traffic
Final day
Closing
14:00
Talks
Artist talk #1
Main hall · streamed
Live studio visits
4 artists · streamed
Live painting
Residency artist
Final artist talks
All 8 artists
16:30
Afternoon
Artist talk #2
Main hall · streamed
Studio visits cont.
Collectors lounge invite
Workshop
Residency artist
Closing speeches
Curators + artists
19:00
Evening
Opening art dinner
200 VIPs · embassy hosted
Live stream
YouTube · Twitch
Collectors lounge
Invite only
Patron dinner
Curated collectors
Closing ceremony
Aftermovie reveal
22:00
Night
Opening art dinner cont.
Artists + curators on site
4 weeks of residency · 5 days of show · 1 moment SEP 01 → OCT 02 · 2026
08 / 14
09 · BOARD SPONSOR 09 / 14

Sponsor the show.
Sit on the board.

Four of yours, four of ours · 3-year Asia primary-market exclusivity

€50 000
Gallery board sponsor

Bring four of your gallery's artists into N2EXISTENCE. They share the floor with Aaron Fowler, Antoine Grenez, Mia Von Dalz, Peter Emanuelov · no booth, no separation, the full 1 500 m² as one cultural moment.

In exchange, you take 3-year Asia primary-market exclusivity on our four headliners. Your gallery is the only seller in Asia, on every primary-market work, with a 40% commission across the run.

€50 000 to enter, fundable through your own sponsor network. Anything you raise above that · we split 50/50.

All four artists you bring are subject to approval by our curators (Yanis Sabir and Hadone). Curatorial coherence holds the collective together.

What you receive

  • Board seat · vote on the curatorial direction and the 2027 line-up alongside Yanis + Hadone
  • 4 of 8 artist slots in N2EXISTENCE · your roster shown alongside our headliners
  • Full 1 500 m² collective space · no booth, your artists across the whole moment
  • 3-year Asia primary-market exclusivity on Aaron Fowler, Antoine Grenez, Mia Von Dalz, Peter Emanuelov
  • 40% commission on every primary-market sale across the 3 years
  • Gallery × N2EXISTENCE co-presentation in every press piece · 13+ EU and Korean outlets target
  • Logo on entrance, catalogue, aftermovie, all digital channels
  • 50/50 split on any sponsor surplus you raise above €50 000 · and those sponsors get on-site visibility and press inclusion
  • Yanis Sabir and Hadone must approve every artist · validation mandatory
  • Long-term exposure on the Chanoirs Seoul app
  • Premiere access on every future N2EXISTENCE show
BOARD SPONSOR · €50 000 GALLERY · SEAT ON THE BOARD
09 / 14
10 · TRUE CO-PRODUCTION 10 / 14

Build the show together.

A real collaboration · everything split 50/50

€26 800
Co-producer · 50/50

Not a sponsorship. A real partnership. Everything 50/50 · the production budget, the curatorial decisions, the calendar, the risk, the build-up, the opening night. Both names sit above the show, both names share every choice.

The curatorial team stays as it is · Yanis Sabir and Hadone. You can propose artists, and every artist you bring passes the committee, exactly the same way ours did. Coherence holds the collective together.

Sales commission split 70/15/15 · 70% to the artist, 15% to Digital AF, 15% to you. The artist first, then we split the rest evenly.

Brand surface (how the name reads, where it lands, what is signed) is ratified in the partnership contract. Only what is agreed ships.

What you receive

  • True co-producer credit · ratified in contract, both names on every public asset
  • Equal seat at the curatorial review · artists you propose go through Yanis + Hadone, same process as ours
  • Logo / name on catalogue, press, signage, aftermovie · scope set in contract
  • 15% commission on every primary-market sale (artist 70%, Digital AF 15%, you 15%)
  • Long-term exposure on the Chanoirs Seoul app
  • Premiere access on every future N2EXISTENCE show

Payment schedule · everything paid before September 1, 2026

Digital AF covers the matching €26 745 · €53 545 production audited

01 · Signature
€10 000
Now · May 2026
Venue locked with High Tech Seoul
02 · Production kickoff
€8 400
July 1, 2026
Artists confirmed · build-up starts
03 · Pre-installation
€8 400
August 15, 2026
Logistics, transport, hospitality
Total · paid in full before opening €26 800
TRUE CO-PRODUCTION · €26 800 · 50/50 10K NOW · 8.4K JUL 1 · 8.4K AUG 15
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11 · OTHER WAYS IN 11 / 14

Other ways in.

Opening art dinner + VIP breakfast
€15 000

Own the opening night and the VIP breakfast that follows. 200 people in one room · Belgian Embassy, EU Delegation, KBW founders, collectors, artists. Your name on every invitation, every photo, the 3-month aftermovie.

  • Naming of the opening night and the VIP breakfast
  • Long-term exposure on the Chanoirs Seoul app
  • 30 invitations to your network
  • Logo on all invitations, press materials, aftermovie
  • Speaking slot at the opening art dinner if desired
  • 5-day VIP access · photo + video assets licensed
Residency patron
€30 000

Fund a two-month residency for an emerging Korean artist. Materials, production, hospitality, mentorship by our European curators. Your name announced as the patron, in every press piece, on every channel that carries the story.

  • Patron naming on the residency announcement
  • Press release naming you · 13+ EU and Korean outlets target
  • Logo + credit on the work, in catalogue, in the 3-month aftermovie
  • 5 VIP invitations · access to live creation sessions
  • Long-term exposure on the Chanoirs Seoul app
  • Premiere access on every future N2EXISTENCE show
Art pole sponsor
€30 000

Sponsor the whole art programme at N2EXISTENCE. Exhibition, opening art dinner, Korean residency artist, daily artist moments, all under your name.

  • "Art programme by [your brand]" naming on signage, catalogue, press
  • Private opening art dinner experience and meet-the-artists session
  • Private studio tour with the headliners · 10 min keynote at the opening
  • Korean residency artist funded under your name · 13+ press outlets target
  • Long-term exposure on the Chanoirs Seoul app · 500K+ social impressions
  • 15 VIP invitations · ~€18 000 equivalent media value
  • Premiere access on every future N2EXISTENCE show
OTHER WAYS IN · €15 000 + €30 000 BRAND ACTIVATION · CULTURAL PATRON
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12 · COMPARE 12 / 14

Five ways in.

Flagship
Board sponsor
€50 000
50/50 partner
True co-prod
€26 800
Programme sponsor
Art pole
€30 000
Patron
Residency
€30 000
Brand activation
Opening dinner
€15 000
For
Gallery
Partner / foundation
Cultural brand
Cultural patron
Brand
Artist slots
4 of 8
Co-curated · committee approved
1 funded (residency)
1 funded
Production split
€50K + surplus 50/50
50/50 (of €53 545)
Fixed €30K
Fixed €30K
Fixed €15K
Sales commission
40% (gallery)
70 / 15 / 15
Asia primary-market exclusivity
3 years
Naming
Gallery × N2EXISTENCE
Digital AF × [you] · in contract
"Art programme by [you]"
Residency patron
Opening host
VIP invitations
Unlimited
20
15
5
30
FIVE WAYS IN · €15K · €26.8K · €30K · €30K · €50K N2EXISTENCE · SEOUL 2026
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13 · BUDGET 13 / 14

53,545 € deployed in full.
Here's where every euro goes.

Auditable on request. Exhibition budget only · venue, hospitality and media costs sit outside.

Pre Production15,920 €
Production27,625 €
Post Event10,000 €

01 · Jul to Sep · Pre Production

Pre Production

15,920 €
  • Pre production team · 2 months12,000 €
  • Korean residency program3,920 €

02 · Sep to Oct · Production

Production

27,625 €
  • Artists creation × 8 · materials & build (incl. hospitality)27,625 €

03 · Oct+ · Post Event

Post Event

10,000 €
  • Artwork management · shipping, storage, handling10,000 €

Safe handover to the collection, gallery or collector.

Exhibition budget met to the euro
No delta. No hidden line. Every euro tied to an outcome.
TOTAL · 53,545 €
BUDGET · 53,545 € · 100% ALLOCATED AUDITABLE ON REQUEST · JUL TO OCT 2026
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14 · PARTNERSHIP 14 / 14
If you want to build this show with us

N2EXISTENCE

DIGITALAF.XYZ@GMAIL.COM
Full sponsor options → pitch.digitalaf.xyz/sponsors
DIGITAL AF · SEOUL 2026 · EXHIBITION SEP 28 → OCT 02 · 2026
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