Independent practice-based researcher and artist of Korean descent (USA/HK)
Current interests:
- Lived experiences
- Chronic illness
- Neurodivergence
- EDIB (equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging)
- AI, VR, video games, and other digital multimedia technologies
Primary modes of expression
- Dance/somatic movement
- 3D animation
- Digital video
- Photography
- Writing
Eugenia S. Kim is a transdisciplinary practice-based researcher and artist who uses movement and multimedia technology to create narratives. She holds a PhD in Creative Media from the City University of Hong Kong, MS in Information Science from University at Albany, and BS in Electronic Media, Arts and Communications from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her doctoral research proposed the use of dance and somatic movement practices, motion capture and virtual reality (VR) for creating illness narratives about bipolar disorder. From 2001-2017, she mainly created and performed in live dance works for the stage before switching her focus to motion capture, VR, and the metaverse. She was also a digital archivist/humanist/librarian from 2011-2016 with a focus on digital dance preservation. Eugenia is the founding director of Omni Lucenti; an editorial team member of the Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices (JDSP); and a board member of the Somatic Practices and Chronic Pain Network (SPCPN) in the UK. In April 2024, Eugenia was appointed an Honorary Research Fellow at C-DaRE (Centre for Dance Research), Coventry University (UK).