Since the opening of the new government building in October 2012, Seoul Metropolitan City has been organizing various exhibition programs in collaboration with citizens, aimed at transforming it into a cultural space for empathy and communication. This year, it has launched the “2024 Seoul City Hall Media Art Competition” to provide the public with the opportunity to experience various forms of media art in their everyday life.

The second exhibition of the competition, Time Travel for Seoul features six works by four artist-teams that capture the diversity of the city's scenery and landscape. This exhibition suggests a “journey” around Seoul, offering citizens a moment of relaxation and rediscovering the city's fascinating landscape through these works: Metroband: Seoul captures the futuristic charm of Seoul through the city's skyline, Seoul: The Beauty of the Four Seasons, a new interpretation of historical significance and traditional culture through the four seasons of Gyeongbokgung Palace, Gate of Light, which expresses the hope of the city by replacing the landmark Gwanghwamun Gate with light, and Hyusim: 休心 series, the landscape of a new resting space created by the difference between diverse perspectives of Seoul's past, present, and future.

COSMMICK is a group of digital artists based at Seoul Institute of the Arts, consisting of current students of the Digital Art Department. COSMMICK aims to explore modern and creative visual arts through digital media. Dodam Seo, COSMMICK’s art director, presents strikingly realistic 3D visuals. She has worked as a graphic designer and stage video producer for many music and dance performances. Gyeseung Jeon creates 3D graphic videos that are emotionally compelling. In 2024, he participated as an artist in the group exhibitions New-B at Jonggak Station and Moment at Gallery Padong. Woon Cho produces experimental artworks through interactions with artificial intelligence. Yena Choi provides the public with aesthetic experiences through digital artworks that feature 3D and VFX.

The work HYUSIM was inspired by the question, "How can we create a space for rest in the familiar city of Seoul?" The series reflects the group’s belief that such spaces can be found by viewing the city from different temporal perspectives. It captures Seoul across various timelines: the past Seoul with its old-fashioned charm, the vibrancy of present-day Seoul, and the promising future of Seoul. The media art series HYUSIM aims to illustrate these beautiful resting spaces, featuring depictions of Seoul’s future as imagined from its past in Health and Peace: 康寧, its future from the present perspective in River and Sky, of One Hue: 江天一色, and its past from the present in Mountain Scenery: 山中情景.