Museum Hanmi presents 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, a solo exhibition by KIM Taedong, at its Samcheong Annex from November 20, 2026, to February 14, 2027. KIM (b. 1978), whose photography explores the varied times and landscapes of the city, combines profile portraits with nighttime urban landscapes in his new series 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, focusing on the theatricality that emerges when otherwise unrelated people and places come together.

The process begins with profile portraits of people absorbed in 'city-gazing' as they look out over the city from observation decks. KIM prints these portraits on acrylic, aluminum, mesh, and other materials used in outdoor advertising, then places them in urban settings at night and photographs them again. Through reflection and transparency, urban light and scenery overlap with the portrait images. The figures’ gazes and expressions interact with the surrounding spaces both within and beyond the photographs, creating scenes in which they appear to be waiting for something or encountering an event.

The title of the series, 'Morphing,' draws on a term derived from 'metamorphosis' that refers to a technique used in film, graphics, and animation in which one image gradually transforms into another. This relates to the artist’s process, in which portraits encounter the city’s light and surroundings and transform into new scenes. Without a defined narrative, these scenes invite viewers to imagine the subjects’ circumstances and the stories connecting one scene to another.