Sojung Bahng

Most Recent Affiliation / Department / Job Title:

• Korea National University, Broadcasting and Minor in Art Theory, _Director

Past or Other Affiliation / Department / Job Title:

• Monash University, Faculty of Information Technology

ISEA Bio(s) Available:

• ISEA2020

  Sojung Bahng is an artist, new media filmmaker and researcher based in Melbourne and Seoul. She is a creative director for Artengine, a multidisciplinary art and research group in South Korea. Sojung holds a PhD from SensiLab at Monash University in Australia and graduated from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) with a master’s degree in Culture Technology. She also holds a BFA from Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts), with a major in TV & Film Production and Art Theory. Sojung explores cinematic media via digital technologies to reflect aesthetic and narrative experiences in cultural and philosophical contexts. Sojung’s works have been shown in many countries.

  Her interactive VR project “Anonymous” was shown at Bucheon International Animation Film Festival, Torino Short Film Market and Tbilisi International Animation Festival. Sojung’s 360° essay film “Floating Walk” was nominated for Social Impact Media Awards in Los Angeles, and her dance film “Poetry of Separation” was screened at NDC in New York. Sojung’s experimentations into architectural cinema and VR projects were exhibited or presented at various international symposiums and conferences, such as ISEA, ArtsIT, ICIDS, TEI, and SIGCHI and more. She also curated and directed an art and technology exhibition called “Somplexity” funded by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.

  ISEA2014

  Sojung Bahng, Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST, KR, is a Masters student at the Culture Technology department in KAIST. She holds a BFA from the School of Film, TV & Multimedia at the Korea National University of Arts (Major in Broadcasting and Minor in Art Theory). Sojung has worked on diverse independent documentary and film projects as a director, producer and editor.

Website:

• http://sojungb.com/

Last Known Location:

• Seoul, Korea

Previous Location(s):

• Melbourne, AU