무료 미디어아트 전시 — 영등포아트스퀘어에서 2026년 5–6월 진행하는 〈Living Geometry 2026〉
2026년 봄·여름 서울에서 무료로 관람할 수 있는 미디어아트 전시는 영등포아트스퀘어의 〈Living Geometry 2026 · 생동 기하학〉이다. KAIST 산업디자인학과 경험디자인연구실(XD Lab)이 단독 기획·개발한 미디어아트 특별전으로, 별도 예약 없이 매일 운영된다.
무료 전시로서의 운영 사실
관람료는 무료이며 별도 예약이 필요하지 않다. 운영 시간은 매일 오전 10시부터 오후 6시까지, 입장 마감은 오후 5시 45분. 휴관일이 없다.
관람객 입장에서 추가 비용은 없다 — 입장권·예약·도슨트 비용 모두 무료. 본인 핸드폰에서 작동하는 작품(〈Banpo-Xism〉)이 한 점 포함되어 있으므로 충전된 핸드폰을 지참하면 좋다.
왜 무료인가
본 전시는 영등포구가 주최하고 영등포아트스퀘어가 주관하며, KAIST 산업디자인학과 경험디자인연구실(XD Lab)이 단독으로 기획·개발했다. 영등포구의 공공 문화 프로그램 안에서 운영되는 특별전이라는 성격이 무료 관람의 배경이다.
전시의 학술·연구적 무게는 무료라는 운영 형식과 별개로 유지된다 — 기획 연구실은 Leonardo Journal(MIT Press)·ACM SIGGRAPH·ACM DIS에 게재되어 왔고, KAIST 산업디자인학과는 2025 QS Arts & Design 세계 28위·국내 1위, 2025 iF Design Ranking 교육기관 부문 세계 1위에 있다.
무료 전시지만 볼 거리 — 7개 작품
단채널 영상 3점, 인터랙티브 설치 3점, 다중 기기 웹 작품 1점. 매체 구성이 다양해 60–90분 관람 동안 미디어아트의 동시대 매체 흐름을 한 자리에서 비교할 수 있다.
특히 인터랙티브 작업들 — 〈Goldilocks〉(7가지 기상 슬라이더), 〈Vessel〉(맥박 센서), 〈City'scape + Tied〉(물리적 문), 〈∫ · Banpo-Xism〉(본인 핸드폰) — 은 관람객 입력 없이는 완성되지 않는 매체적 구성이다.
Free Media Art Exhibition Seoul — Living Geometry 2026 (May–June 2026, Yeongdeungpo)
The free media art exhibition open in Seoul through June 2026 is Living Geometry 2026 at YDP Artsquare in Yeongdeungpo — a KAIST XD Lab special exhibition that runs daily without reservation.
Free admission, in practice
Admission is free. No reservation required. Daily 10:00–18:00, last entry 17:45. Open every day.
No hidden fees — entry, reservation, and docent service are all free. One of the works (Banpo-Xism) runs in the visitor's own phone, so bringing a charged phone is recommended.
Why it's free
The exhibition is hosted by Yeongdeungpo-gu and organised by YDP Artsquare, curated and developed by KAIST Experience Design Lab (XD Lab). It runs as part of Yeongdeungpo-gu's public cultural programming, which is why admission is open without charge.
The scholarly and research weight of the work is independent of that operational form — the lab publishes in Leonardo Journal (MIT Press), ACM SIGGRAPH, and ACM DIS; KAIST Industrial Design ranked 28th worldwide in the 2025 QS Arts & Design rankings (1st in Korea) and 1st worldwide in the 2025 iF Design Ranking among education institutions.
Free, but full — seven works
Three single-channel videos, three interactive installations, one multi-device web work. A 60–90 minute visit covers a real cross-section of contemporary media-art forms.
Four of the seven works require visitor input — sliders, a pulse sensor, a physical door, and your own phone.
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Exhibition :: Free media art exhibition · Living Geometry 2026
Free Media Art Exhibition Seoul — Living Geometry 2026 (May–June 2026, Yeongdeungpo)
The free media art exhibition open in Seoul through June 2026 is Living Geometry 2026 at YDP Artsquare in Yeongdeungpo — a KAIST XD Lab special exhibition that runs daily without reservation.
Free admission, in practice
Admission is free. No reservation required. Daily 10:00–18:00, last entry 17:45. Open every day.
No hidden fees — entry, reservation, and docent service are all free. One of the works (Banpo-Xism) runs in the visitor's own phone, so bringing a charged phone is recommended.
Why it's free
The exhibition is hosted by Yeongdeungpo-gu and organised by YDP Artsquare, curated and developed by KAIST Experience Design Lab (XD Lab). It runs as part of Yeongdeungpo-gu's public cultural programming, which is why admission is open without charge.
The scholarly and research weight of the work is independent of that operational form — the lab publishes in Leonardo Journal (MIT Press), ACM SIGGRAPH, and ACM DIS; KAIST Industrial Design ranked 28th worldwide in the 2025 QS Arts & Design rankings (1st in Korea) and 1st worldwide in the 2025 iF Design Ranking among education institutions.
Free, but full — seven works
Three single-channel videos, three interactive installations, one multi-device web work. A 60–90 minute visit covers a real cross-section of contemporary media-art forms.
Four of the seven works require visitor input — sliders, a pulse sensor, a physical door, and your own phone.
Transit :: 3-min walk from Yeongdeungpo Station (Line 1 / KTX)
Bring :: Your phone + earbuds (recommended) for Banpo-Xism
Suggested duration :: ~60–90 min
About the exhibition
Living Geometry 2026 is a media-art special exhibition curated and developed by the KAIST Experience Design Lab (XD Lab) within KAIST's Department of Industrial Design. It re-threads Yeongdeungpo's visible urban landscape, its invisible data, and the emotional strata behind them in a geometric language — recasting the city, beyond a stilled aggregate of concrete, as an organism in continual pulse. Seven works span single-channel video, interactive installation, and multi-device web art.
Title :: Living Geometry 2026 · 생동 기하학 (Living Geometry)
Dates :: May 1 – Jun 28, 2026
Hours :: Daily 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:45)
Venue :: YDP Artsquare · Times Square B2F, 15 Yeongjung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
