Cho Kyu-hoon, Hidden Faces King Kong, 2024, Oil on canvas, 100 × 80 cm
“Between You and Me”: Four Artists Explore the Space Between Reality and Imagination at VIDI Gallery( 9 Toegye-ro 18-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea ) From October 18 to November 8, VIDI Gallery presents Between You and Me, a group exhibition featuring Artnom, Cho Kyu-hoon, Jimmy Han, and Hong Taeyang.
Through distinct visual languages, the four artists navigate the subtle intersection of reality and imagination—where memory, emotion, and identity converge.
The exhibition invites viewers to encounter familiar yet strangely intimate scenes that mirror the human condition.
Artnom turns away from the static and mundane, pursuing a sense of playful dynamism in a complex modern world.
Artnom, More Simply, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 130.3 × 97 cm
His comic-inspired characters—the “Artnom” man, the rabbit girl “Gaji,” and the mischievous dog “Motaru”—embody both fictional and real aspects of life.
Rooted in everyday relationships, his works remind us that what is most precious often lies closest to us.
Cho Kyu-hoon paints children with obscured faces, using concealment as a form of expression rather than disguise.
Through color, gesture, and surrounding objects, emotion becomes visible without the need for facial cues.
Cho Kyu-hoon, Hidden Faces Warhol, 2024, Oil on canvas, 100 × 80 cm
By omitting the face, Cho creates emotional space for viewers to project their own feelings and memories, evoking quiet empathy and reflection.
For Jimmy Han, music and nostalgia form the foundation of his practice.
Drawing from pop songs, cultural icons, and media from his youth, he translates personal and collective memories into vivid visual compositions.
Jimmy Han,
Time to Jazz No.96, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 53 × 45.5 cm
His Oldies But Goodies series revives familiar imagery from film, music, advertising, and games—offering a shared space for remembrance and connection.
Hong Taeyang’s work, titled “iomteiot”—a reverse of the French phrase toi et moi (“you and me”)—imagines the origins of humanity through the lens of early hominids.
Hong Taeyang, For the Wolf, 2025, Acrylic on linen canvas, 117 × 91 cm
Reintroducing these primal beings into contemporary settings, Hong prompts questions about who we are, why we exist, and how we coexist.
The apes in his canvases are not mere fantasy; they act as mirrors of human civilization and as metaphors for the continuity of being.
Together, the four artists construct a multilayered dialogue on connection, time, and perception—reminding us that between you and me lies a space rich with empathy, imagination, and rediscovery.
