Yongshin Cho is a media artist working in Paris and Seoul. After receiving his BA in Painting from Hongik University (Seoul) in 1985, Cho went on to earn his BA and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the Université Paris-VIII in 1991 and 1997, respectively. In 1995, Cho was invited as one of the seven media artists, together with Nam June Paik and Bill Viola, to the 15th International Video and Multimedia Art Festival Video-Formes 1995 at Clermont-Ferrand. The video columnist of Le Monde/Art Press, Jean-Paul Fargier, reviewed Cho’s work in the art magazines Turbulences Vidéo and Art Press.

Cho came to live in Paris and became an instructor at the Foundation Danae, teaching video art. In 1997, he was invited to the group exhibition Everything Against Art at the Pompidou Centre, and also became represented by the Galerie Les Fille Calvaire (Paris), where he had a solo exhibition titled, Time Cube. The exhibition featured a 3D video installation using shutter glasses and was centered on the theme of an individual’s conflict with society. In 1997, the Samsung Foundation of Culture selected Cho as a resident artist in Paris for a three-year period.

Cho was also sponsored by the WIFCO Corporation to utilize their whole body scanner. Through this sponsorship, he created hyper-realistic body images, which could be used for interactive game characters. In September of 2000, Cho showed an interactive three-dimensional video installation titled Floating Body in a Media Entertainment booth at the Media City Seoul 2000. In 2010, Cho presented a media performance titled, Metamorphosis, during an opening ceremony at the Asian Culture Hall, and this twenty-minute media performance incorporated laser cube and choreography. In the same year, Mr. Cho formed a media art group called Solar Eclipse and brought new vitality to the contemporary art scene in Gwangju. Up to 10 Korean artists and 3 - 4 foreign artists have used the media technology developed under the leadership of Cho.