Kim Hee-cheon: Moles at Seo-Seoul Museum of Art — Visitor Guide

Kim Hee-cheon’s exhibition Kim Hee-cheon: Moles opened at Seo-Seoul Museum of Art on 20 August 2026 and runs until 8 November 2026. 1 2 3 Its games, generative AI video and phone photographs offer different approaches to technology and perception. 2 3 For your visit, try three questions: who controls events, what makes an image convincing, and what has the photographer chosen to show?

Who controls the game?

Asiae describes automatic games in which characters walk and talk, and events unfold without the visitor making choices. 2 There is no joystick for the viewer to use; the system keeps moving and the story continues. 2

Begin by watching a character’s actions. What would you want to change if you could intervene? Then consider your position: are you anticipating a decision, waiting for an outcome, or simply observing movement?

Use those questions as an alternative to trying to reconstruct every part of the story. Asiae’s reviewer notes that the characters and settings can be difficult to follow on a first encounter. 2 You could choose one moment to concentrate on and ask how the absence of your input changes your attention. Does watching without choosing make you more curious about the character or about the system directing events?

What would make you believe this image?

One video follows a nature documentary director who is asked to prove that footage was filmed rather than generated by AI. 2 The video telling that story was itself made using generative AI. 2

While watching, ask yourself whether the image looks believable, then separately consider what evidence would explain how it was made. Consider what persuades you, then ask whether that impression answers the director’s task.

Asiae’s reviewer interprets the story as shifting the burden of proof towards the supposedly real image. 2 Rather than setting yourself a spot-the-fake challenge, consider what you would accept as evidence of filming. How would you respond if a convincing appearance were all you had to go on?

What has the photographer chosen to show?

The exhibition also includes photographs Kim took himself with a mobile phone. 3 Subjects include dead animals, insects on plants, passing people seen from behind, and mirror reflections of the artist and his friends. 2

Choose a photograph and look at its edges as well as its subject. What receives your attention? What would you want to see beyond the frame? Try imagining a different crop, without assuming you know what was outside the original image.

Asiae’s reviewer argues that these everyday photographs do not provide a return to an unmediated reality: selecting, saving, enlarging and discarding images remain part of technologically shaped perception. 2 Carry that interpretation back to the other works. Compare your lack of control in the games, your search for evidence in the video, and your response to the photographer’s selection.

Dates, admission and commentary

The exhibition period is 20 August–8 November 2026, using local Korean dates (KST). 2 3 Admission is free, with no reservation required. 4 Artwork commentary is offered daily at 2 pm KST. 4