As a part of the Nomad Spirit International Program held in Deren Soum of Dundgovi Province from September 21 to October 2, 2024, Mongolian artist Munkhdorj Batdelger has created small but engaging art installation for Deren Soum school children. He crafted a Mongolian traditional chest with an infinite visible space created with the help of a mirror, in which he placed green plants. Through his work, artist Munkhdorj evokes the importance of Mongolian tradition and its relationship with nature. The work is now placed inside the school.
Munkhdorj Batdelger is a multimedia artist specializing in media installations. He holds a master’s degree in Media Production (2020) and a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design / Media Animation (2017). Since 2018, Munkhdorj has been teaching at the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture, where he became head of the Media Animation Department in 2022. Munkhdorj’s art focuses on blending media technology with public art, creating immersive, interactive installations that encourage reflection on memory, connection, and the shifting dynamics between people and technology.
Funded by EUNIC, the Nomad Spirit – International Program was initiated by EUNIC Mongolia and its implementing members, the Alliance Française Oulan-Bator, the Austrian Embassy in Beijing, the Finnish Embassy in Beijing, and the Goethe-Institut Mongolia with the support of the EU Delegation to Mongolia with aim to raise public awareness of climate change through contemporary artistic practices, the program brought together over 260 participants, including 8 artists from 5 different countries, as well as local schoolchildren, residents, administrators, and visitors from Ulaanbaatar. The program was implemented by the Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association and its affiliate Nomadic Red Corner International Residency and Deren Soum administration and secondary school.
*EUNIC — European Union National Institutes for Culture — is Europe’s network of national cultural institutes and organisations, with 39 members from all EU member states and associated countries. EUNIC Mongolia aims to develop strong and sustainable ties between cultural stakeholders in the European Union and Mongolia by engaging in activities that are driven by the global challenges we have to respond to together.
