The concept of the Gwangju Biennale, “Soft and weak like water," signifies to the new artists who occupy the biennale, meaning that water is softest and formless but no matter how hard and strong forces are that try to stop it, nothing can stop their move for future that has hardened over time. Also, softest and formless water is likened to not have formed a strong sense of their art yet, water also is strong enough to hold up ships. In addition, their flowing future is expressed in water.