Ayoung Kim, a Korean digital artist, has won the LG Guggenheim Award for her innovative use of technology in art. Her work involves creating interactive environments via cinematic techniques and video-game engines, emphasizing technology's role in society. With an unrestricted $100,000 honorarium, Kim's artistry includes elements like AI, live simulation, and performance. Her projects, including 'Delivery Dancer,' explore themes relevant to South Korean culture, bridging art and technology in a manner that engages and provokes thought among viewers.
What artists can do with technology is explore the uncertain possibilities it may conceal and deploy it in the most intuitive way, I have always wanted to comment on the impact of technology in our society by using it.
Incorporates artificial intelligence (AI), games, videos and sculptures that will enable visitors to explore her infinitely unfolding digital environments.
Her Delivery Dancer project invites players to navigate an avatar of a delivery-gig worker through a seemingly infinite and futuristic digital replica of Seoul.
Kim's virtual realms incorporate elements of Webtoons and the country's GL queer subculture, creating a rich narrative environment that engages diverse audiences.
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