Coexisting Images

aaploit presents Coexisting Images, a group exhibition curated by Gallery COLORBEAT, Seoul. The exhibition brings together seven Korean artists. Lee YeRim held a solo exhibition at aaploit in 2024; the remaining six artists are presented in Japan for the first time.

Choi JeongWoo, Hwang SeNa, Kim Crab, Lee YeRim, Park WonJoo, Suh SeungEun, Yoon YeJin

Curated by Gallery COLORBEAT

March 20 – April 5, 2026

The image is no longer a stable surface that represents the world. It is a fluid structure—continuously produced and circulated—whose meaning is recalibrated through shifting contexts and encounters. Coexisting Images begins from this contemporary condition, examining the relational field that emerges when images exist in parallel without a singular center.

This exhibition does not seek integration or consensus. Instead, it focuses on the subtle tensions that arise when distinct visual languages and sensory densities are placed side by side within the same space. Pictorial surfaces oscillate between cohesion and dispersion; material either delays perception or intensifies it; forms maintain their internal logic while their meanings are recalibrated through proximity to others. Each work operates as an autonomous system, yet none is entirely isolated. In this configuration, the image functions not as an independent object but as a relational unit.

Coexistence is not the result of sameness. It is a structure sustained through unresolved difference, taking the gap produced by juxtaposition as its very condition. This gap is not a trace of conflict but the minimal unit of meaning production. Images neither invade one another nor remain untouched; instead, they subtly affect and reconfigure each other. Within this interval, the viewer's gaze loses a fixed anchor point, moving along multiple trajectories rather than arriving at a single conclusion.

Coexisting Images does not attempt to replicate the excess of the contemporary visual environment. Rather, it deliberately constructs a parallel structure that exposes the condition of "being together." What matters here is not what the images say, but how they exist. The image is not a vehicle for delivering a message; it is a field in which differing rhythms and intensities coexist—a system that remains open rather than a statement that is complete.

The exhibition does not promise harmony. Instead, it proposes the persistence of unassimilated differences, unsealed gaps, and unintegrated sensations within a shared space. Coexistence is not an agreement but a condition. Within that condition, the image resists reduction to fixed meaning and remains a structure in continuous reconfiguration.

Text: Gallery COLORBEAT

Choi JeongWoo — Graduated from Konkuk University, Department of Fine Arts, Painting. M.F.A., Konkuk University (2025). Through a symbolic figure called "Yato," Choi explores the tensions between identity and relationships with others in painting and drawing. First presentation in Japan.

Hwang SeNa — Working in dry media on paper panel, Hwang depicts moments of holding onto oneself in a shrinking world, through everyday objects such as mirrors, coffee cups, and the sound of a washing machine. First presentation in Japan.

Kim Crab — Working with acrylic and collage, Kim incorporates urban architectural photography into the contours of the human body, visualizing the transformation and reconstruction of identity. Recent works also include monochrome drawings in conté. First presentation in Japan.

Lee YeRim — Graduated from Hongik University, Department of Painting. 24 solo exhibitions. Using a syringe as her drawing instrument, Lee captures urban architecture through a distinctive linear technique, reconstructing the streetscapes of Paris, London, and Korea through the interplay of color fields and line. Held a solo exhibition Travelogue at aaploit in 2024.

Park WonJoo — Contemporary sculptor working across sculpture, installation, and material-based practices. Exhibited at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Sculpture Center and The Drawing Center in New York. In her "The Tangible" series, heat-warped slumped glass obstructs the viewer's gaze toward the drawings within, inviting a tactile imagination. First presentation in Japan.

Suh SeungEun — B.F.A. in Korean Painting, Keimyung University. Layering Eastern watercolor, acrylic, and oil on hanji (Korean handmade paper), Suh constructs a distinctive figurative world. Over 20 solo exhibitions. Active internationally, including collaboration with Samsung Electronics and publication in Spain. First presentation in Japan.

Yoon YeJin — M.F.A., Paichai University, Department of Fine Arts. Working in oil, Yoon depicts the coexistence of animals and humans in fantastical color. Through her character "Aru," she explores the value of life and the meaning of the present moment. First presentation in Japan.