In March 2024, I was invited to participate in an international symposium on “Technology in Contemporary East Asian Performance” at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park. My presentation was about site-specific VR performances from South Korea, with the concept of “void theatres of virtual reality” being a key aspect I’m developing in my research. I explored the definitions and traces of void theatres of virtual reality and shared analysis of Korean artist Seo Hyun-suk’s participatory VR performance X (Indifferent Spectacle). Additionally, I participated in a closed-door workshop for the publication of an edited collection on the same theme. Follow here to see the full lineup of amazing scholars and artists, including keynotes by Prof. Rossella Ferrari (University of Vienna) and Prof. Suk-Young Kim (UCLA).
The symposium was part of Techno-Futures: Collaborations in Performance, Technology, and Creative Scholarship Symposium, organized by Prof. Tarryn Li-Min Chun (University of Notre Dame), Prof. Jyana S. Browne (University of Maryland, College Park), and Dr. Van Tran Nguyen (University of Maryland, College Park).
Kyueun Kim 