여의도 마천루의 유리벽이 끝나는 곳에서 도보 15분 거리, 영등포 타임스퀘어 지하 2층의 영등포아트스퀘어에는 2026년 봄·여름 KAIST XD Lab의 미디어아트 특별전 〈Living Geometry 2026 · 생동 기하학〉이 무료로 열리고 있다. 한강·국회·더현대·IFC가 모인 여의도와 영등포역 일대를 한 호흡으로 잇는, 도시·자연·미술이 한 동선에 들어오는 산책 코스로 적합하다.
여의도에서 시작하는 이유
여의도는 한강공원·국회의사당·IFC몰·더현대 서울·63빌딩이 한 섬에 모인 서울의 ‘도시·자연·금융 클러스터’다. 봄꽃 축제와 한강 산책으로 이미 잘 알려져 있고, 봄·여름이면 한강 야경과 카페 동선이 도시 일정의 자연스러운 프레임을 만든다.
그 옆 영등포는 산업·상업 도시이자 1986년 KAIST 산업디자인학과의 첫 졸업생들이 활동을 시작한 시기 한국 산업화의 정점에 있던 권역이기도 하다. 〈Living Geometry 2026〉은 그 영등포의 도시 풍경을 ‘맥동하는 유기체’로 재정의하는 전시로, 여의도의 자연 풍경과 영등포의 도시 풍경을 한 동선에 묶었을 때 결이 더 분명해진다.
산책 코스 (예시)
1) 5호선·9호선 여의나루역 1번 출구 → 한강공원 여의도지구. 마포대교와 원효대교 사이 한강 산책 30–60분.
2) 도보 또는 5호선 한 정거장 → 여의도역. IFC몰 또는 더현대 서울에서 짧은 휴식·카페·쇼핑.
3) 5호선 여의도역 → 1호선 영등포역 환승, 또는 도보 20–25분으로 영등포역. 외부 노출이 없는 지하 직결로 타임스퀘어 진입.
4) 타임스퀘어 지하 2층 영등포아트스퀘어 → 〈Living Geometry 2026〉 관람 60–90분. Gate 14, 독도체험관 옆.
5) 타임스퀘어 식당가에서 식사 또는 CGV 영등포·교보문고·옥상정원으로 일정 마무리.
역순으로 영등포에서 출발해 여의도 야경으로 닫는 동선도 가능하다. 봄꽃 시즌(5월)과 한강 야경 시즌(5–6월)에 더 잘 어울린다.
전시가 산책의 중간에 들어가면
황인태의 〈Vessel〉은 서울시 1년치 이동 데이터를 기하학적 형태로 옮겨, 맥박 센서를 통해 관람객 본인의 심박을 그 데이터의 박동과 만나게 한다. 한강을 따라 30분 걷고 들어왔을 때, ‘방금 통과해 온 도시의 흐름이 어떤 형상으로 적층되어 있는지’를 손끝에서 다시 만나는 짧은 한 컷이 만들어진다.
강이연의 〈Technosphere〉는 인류가 구축한 인공 권역 — 생물권 너머의 ‘제6의 권역’ — 을 알고리즘으로 자생하는 도시 구조물의 시각적 지질층으로 보여준다. 여의도 마천루를 등지고 영등포의 지하 전시장에 들어왔을 때 자연스럽게 이어지는 시점 변화다.
서민혁의 〈Post-Vanishing〉·〈City'scape + Tied〉는 인간이 사라진 도시·골목의 풍경을 다룬다. 한강·여의도의 ‘열린 풍경’에서 영등포·골목의 ‘닫힌 풍경’으로 이행하는 산책의 결을 그대로 받아낸다.
Yeouido × Yeongdeungpo Art Walk — From the Han River to a Times Square Basement (Living Geometry 2026)
Fifteen minutes on foot from where Yeouido's glass towers end, the B2 level of Times Square Mall in Yeongdeungpo holds KAIST XD Lab's 2026 media-art exhibition Living Geometry 2026, free through June 28. It pairs naturally with a Han River walk, The Hyundai Seoul, or IFC, making a one-route afternoon that crosses the city, the river, and one media-art exhibition.
Why start in Yeouido
Yeouido gathers the Han River Park, the National Assembly, IFC Mall, The Hyundai Seoul, and the 63 Building on one island — Seoul's compact city / nature / finance cluster. Spring cherry-blossom festivals and summer Han River walks already give it a familiar rhythm.
Yeongdeungpo, one stop or twenty minutes' walk away, is an industrial-commercial district whose Times Square stands on the redeveloped grounds of an old factory. Living Geometry 2026 reads that Yeongdeungpo cityscape as a living organism — the contrast with Yeouido's natural-and-financial frame sharpens both sides.
A suggested route
1) Yeouinaru Station (Lines 5 / 9) Exit 1 → Han River Park, Yeouido. 30–60 min walk between Mapo Bridge and Wonhyo Bridge.
2) On foot or one stop on Line 5 → Yeouido Station. A short break at IFC Mall or The Hyundai Seoul.
3) Line 5 → Line 1 transfer to Yeongdeungpo Station, or 20–25 min on foot. Underground link directly into Times Square.
4) B2 level, YDP Artsquare → Living Geometry 2026, ~60–90 min. Gate 14, next to the Dokdo Experience Center.
5) Times Square food court for dinner, or CGV Yeongdeungpo / Kyobo Book Centre / 5F rooftop garden to close.
Reversed direction works too — start in Yeongdeungpo and close on the Han River at sundown.
What the exhibition adds to the walk
Intae Hwang's Vessel translates a year of Seoul mobility data into geometry, and the pulse sensor lets a visitor's heartbeat meet that data. After walking the river, the work becomes a brief encounter with the same city in another form.
Yiyun Kang's Technosphere visualises the artificial 'sixth sphere' built by humanity as an algorithmic geological stratum. The shift from Yeouido's mirrored façades to a darkened gallery underneath Yeongdeungpo follows that transition closely.
Minhyeok Seo's Post-Vanishing and City'scape + Tied move into post-human cityscape and the interior of an alley. The walk transitions from open river views to the closed interior of a quieter cityscape.
Other stops in the area
Yeouido — Han River Park, The Hyundai Seoul, IFC Mall, the National Assembly, the 63 Building, the spring flower festival (April–May).
Yeongdeungpo — YDP Artsquare (Times Square B2), Shinsegae Department Store, Yeongdeungpo Park, the Mullae arts village 15 min on foot.
Most of the route runs without reservations or tickets, and a rainy day collapses the Yeongdeungpo half of it entirely indoors via the underground link.
Yeouido × Yeongdeungpo Art Walk — From the Han River to a Times Square Basement (Living Geometry 2026)
Fifteen minutes on foot from where Yeouido's glass towers end, the B2 level of Times Square Mall in Yeongdeungpo holds KAIST XD Lab's 2026 media-art exhibition Living Geometry 2026, free through June 28. It pairs naturally with a Han River walk, The Hyundai Seoul, or IFC, making a one-route afternoon that crosses the city, the river, and one media-art exhibition.
Why start in Yeouido
Yeouido gathers the Han River Park, the National Assembly, IFC Mall, The Hyundai Seoul, and the 63 Building on one island — Seoul's compact city / nature / finance cluster. Spring cherry-blossom festivals and summer Han River walks already give it a familiar rhythm.
Yeongdeungpo, one stop or twenty minutes' walk away, is an industrial-commercial district whose Times Square stands on the redeveloped grounds of an old factory. Living Geometry 2026 reads that Yeongdeungpo cityscape as a living organism — the contrast with Yeouido's natural-and-financial frame sharpens both sides.
A suggested route
1) Yeouinaru Station (Lines 5 / 9) Exit 1 → Han River Park, Yeouido. 30–60 min walk between Mapo Bridge and Wonhyo Bridge.
2) On foot or one stop on Line 5 → Yeouido Station. A short break at IFC Mall or The Hyundai Seoul.
3) Line 5 → Line 1 transfer to Yeongdeungpo Station, or 20–25 min on foot. Underground link directly into Times Square.
4) B2 level, YDP Artsquare → Living Geometry 2026, ~60–90 min. Gate 14, next to the Dokdo Experience Center.
5) Times Square food court for dinner, or CGV Yeongdeungpo / Kyobo Book Centre / 5F rooftop garden to close.
Reversed direction works too — start in Yeongdeungpo and close on the Han River at sundown.
What the exhibition adds to the walk
Intae Hwang's Vessel translates a year of Seoul mobility data into geometry, and the pulse sensor lets a visitor's heartbeat meet that data. After walking the river, the work becomes a brief encounter with the same city in another form.
Yiyun Kang's Technosphere visualises the artificial 'sixth sphere' built by humanity as an algorithmic geological stratum. The shift from Yeouido's mirrored façades to a darkened gallery underneath Yeongdeungpo follows that transition closely.
Minhyeok Seo's Post-Vanishing and City'scape + Tied move into post-human cityscape and the interior of an alley. The walk transitions from open river views to the closed interior of a quieter cityscape.
Other stops in the area
Yeouido — Han River Park, The Hyundai Seoul, IFC Mall, the National Assembly, the 63 Building, the spring flower festival (April–May).
Yeongdeungpo — YDP Artsquare (Times Square B2), Shinsegae Department Store, Yeongdeungpo Park, the Mullae arts village 15 min on foot.
Most of the route runs without reservations or tickets, and a rainy day collapses the Yeongdeungpo half of it entirely indoors via the underground link.
Transit :: 3-min walk from Yeongdeungpo Station (Line 1 / KTX) · one stop or 20–25-min walk from Yeouido
Suggested course :: River walk 30–60 min + exhibition 60–90 min + dining/shopping free
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
