김성백, Sungbaek Kim
김성백, Sungbaek Kim
sungbaek@xlab.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp, @sungbaek.kim
sungbaek@xlab.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp, @sungbaek.kim
김성백은 유체의 흐름을 통해 공간의 미세한 변화를 포착하고 보이지 않는 힘을 읽는 방법을 안내한다. 그는 바람과 천체에 대한 개인적 경험을 바탕으로 유체의 물성을 활용해 자연현상을 미니어처화해왔다. 그는 유체 시각화를 주변 흔적을 지속적으로 참조하고 보이지 않는 연결성을 만드는 과정으로 이해하며, 유체로 자연현상을 모방하고 축소함으로써 물질적 움직임 너머의 구조를 바라보고자 한다. 그가 탐구하는 흔적읽기(tracereading)는 물질이 형성하는 분위기를 경유하여 보이지 않는 구조를 탐색하는 행위이다. 이를 위해 그는 유체, 센서, LLMs 등의 기술적 요소를 활용해 흔적을 물리적 사물로 구현한다. 유체의 흐름을 지표적(indexical)으로 포착하고, 독특한 분위기를 조성하는 허구적 설정과 언어모델로 맥락을 덧씌움으로써 환경 변화에 대한 단순 변화를 통찰로 전환한다. 그는 나아가 전통적 랜드마크가 아닌 대안적 이정표를 탐구하기 위한 흔적읽기의 역할에 주목한다. 흔적은 과거, 미래가 얽힌 채 현재를 침투하며, 이를 읽어내는 물질경험은 관객이 신기루 같은 미래의 가치를 좇게 한다. 특히 미니어처 자연현상이 단일 랜드마크가 아닌 그것의 구성요소와 관계에 집중하도록 유도하는 물질경험을 제공할 가능성을 엿본다. 궁극적으로 흔적읽기는 우리를 둘러싼 유령적이고 으스스한 힘들 속에서 능동적으로 미래를 사유하고 만들어나가는 다학제적 실천이다.
EDUCATION
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Apr. 2025 - Present:
The University of Tokyo
PhD Student in Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies
Mar. 2022 - Feb. 2024:
KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
MS in Graduate School of Culture Technology
Thesis: Artistic Data Visualization: A Study on Context Revealed through the Exploration of Data as Phenomena – Focusing on Air Visualization, Advisor: Jinjoon Lee
Mar. 2014 - Feb. 2021
Seoul Institute of the Arts
BFA in Digital Arts
Thesis: Analyzing the Impact of Virtual Reality Content on Moral Disengagement and Brainwave Changes, Advisor: Hodong Kim
EXPERIENCE
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Jul. 2024 - Aug. 2024:
Visiting Student, The University of Tokyo
XLab at Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, UTokyo
Research on Electrowetting Methodologies
Dec. 2017 - Feb. 2018:
Intern, California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
VISCOM at CSUN, C.A, United States
Design, Management of media art exhibition, Artist
Aug. 2012 - Nov. 2013:
FlyHigh
Motion Graphics Designer
AWARDS AND GRANTS
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2024 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Installation Part, World Premiere Invitation
2023 CHI 2023 Student Game Competition Finalist, Innovative Interfaces Department, CHI EA 23'
2022 Arko Young Artist Support Program, Arts Council Korea
2021 Interdisciplinary Track A Grant, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
2020 Korea Advertising Awards, Promotion, Grand Prize, Korea Federation of Advertising Associations
2020 Korea Advertising Awards, Communication, Grand Prize, Korea Federation of Advertising Associations
2020 Korea Advertising Awards, Public Advertisement, Gold Prize, Korea Federation of Advertising Associations
2020 Korea Advertising Awards, Out of Home Advertisement, Bronze Prize, Korea Federation of Advertising Associations
2020 Seoul Creative Festival, Finalist, TVCF
2020 Gwangju Media Art Festival Youth, Grand Prize, Gwangju, Asia Culture Center(ACC)
2019 Visual Art–Technician Media Contest, Selected, Daejeon Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency
2018 Digital Creative Student Competition, Selected, Korea Digital Enterprise Agency
2017 NCM VR Open Call Accelerator Grant, Nexon Computer Museum, Nexon
2016 Army Safety Culture Creative Competition, Grand Prize, Republic of Korea Army
2016 Army Leadership Excellence Content Competition, Grand Prize, Republic of Korea Army
2016 Army Country Love UCC Competition, Participation Award, Republic of Korea Army
2016 National Defense TV UCC Campaign Competition, Community Media Foundation Chairman’s Award, Defense Media Agency
2016 Air Force History UCC Competition, Selected, Republic of Korea Air Force
2015 Military, Police No-Smoking UCC Competition, Excellence Award, Korea Association of Health Promotion
2012 Seoul International Youth Film Festival, Competition Finalist
2010 Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival, Special Jury
2010 Youth Music Video Competition, Selected, Korea Broadcasting Art School
2009 Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival, Finalist
EXHIBITIONS
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2025 Thickness Without Surface, Yeongdeungpo Art Square, Seoul, Korea
2025 Centum Digital Week, Shinsegae Dept. Centum City Branch, Busan, Korea
2022 Ten-days Synchronization, Shinchon Munhwagwan, Seoul, Korea
2022 Beyond the Lens: Nano·Bio·Nature, Namsan Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2021 Three Portraits (Solo Exhibition), Space9, Seoul, Korea
2021 Poiesis with AI, Ansan Culture & Arts Center, Ansan, Korea
2020 Relationships. Distance Between., Haenghwa-Tang, Seoul, Korea
2020 Gwangju Media Art Festival, Eunam Museum, Gwangju, Korea
2020 A Page of Youth, Erolpa Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2020 A Page of Youth, Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2020 The 33rd European Media Art Festival, Hase29, Osnabrück, Germany
2020 Re-Fest, The Vortex, Los Angeles, C.A, United States
2019 Future Human Future Society, Seoul Institute of the Arts, Ansan, Korea
2019 RENDEZVOUS, Namsan Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2018 The 5th Seoul Media Street Canvas, Manri-dong Canvas, Seoul, Korea
2018 ZER01NE Day, Hyundai Motors Wonhyo-ro Center, Seoul, Korea
2018 Young Creative Korea, Ara Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2018 KCON LA, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, C.A, United States
2018 Digital Wonderland, Maker City, Los Angeles, C.A, United States
2017 Nexon VR,AR,MR Open Call, Nexon Computer Museum, Jeju, Korea
2017 Digital Wonderland, Namsan Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2017 Digital Arts Festival, Gwacheon National Science Museum, Gwacheon, Korea
PROJECTS
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2024 Happy New Year, 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Installation Part, Technical Lead, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2024 Wandering Sun, MMCA Cheongju Rooptop Project, Technical Lead, MMCA Cheongju, Cheongju, Korea
2024 Happy New Year - On Air Garden Series, Natural Philosophy of the 21st Century, EEG Interaction Developer, Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand
2023 Zero O’clock Festival, Motion Graphics Designer, Daejeon Modern History Exhibition Hall, Daejeon, Korea
2023 Audible Garden (Jinjoon Lee Solo Exhibition), Technical Lead, Korean Culture Centre, London, U.K
2022 UNDECIMBER, Video Director, Video Operator, EEG Collection, Namsan Gukakdang, Seoul, Korea
2022 Hear the Voice of Wind, Sound Interaction Developer, The 14th Gwangju Biennale Sponsorship Exhibition, Korea, DDP, Korea, Coventry University, U.K, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
2022 ECHO, Motion Graphics Designer, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea
2022 Manufactured Nature: Irworobongdo, Motion Graphics Designer, Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, Korea
2022 Sun, Moon and Five Peaks, Unreal Engine Designer and Developer, Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, Korea
2022 Wandering Sun, Unreal Engine Designer and Developer, Korean Culture Centre, London, U.K
2022 Hacking the Gravity, Unreal Engine Designer and Developer, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
2022 Green Room Garden, AR Developer, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Changwon, Korea
2021 I am. a butterfly., Motion Graphics Designer, Sogang University Maryhall, Seoul, Korea
2020 Changing Tides – Requiem for the Earth, Performance Assistant, Robotic Arm Programming, Material Research, Videography, Namsan Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2020 Makgeolli is Alive, 4 Walls Media Art Content Designer, Seoul, Korea
2020 UNVS Music Video, Media Art Content Designer, CHITWNMUSIC, Seoul, Korea
2017 APL Music Video, Motion Graphics Designer, OGAM Entertainment, Seoul, Korea
... 50+ VFX, Advertisement, Movie, Broadcasting, Motion Graphics projects
RESIDENCY
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NOV. 2025 - MAR. 2026:
Hirono Artist-in-Residence, Fukushima, Japan
MAR. 2018 - OCT. 2018:
Hyundai Motors ZER01NE, Seoul, Korea
PUBLICATIONS
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Flobile: An LLM-Integrated Indexical Sensor and Display for Indoor Airflow Monitoring, TEI ‘26 International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction Work-in-Progress, Sungbaek Kim, Yasuaki Kakehi (DOI)
Haunted Aurora: Hauntological Experience through Miniaturization of Media-Mediated Nature, ARTECH 2025: 12th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts, Sungbaek Kim, Yasuaki Kakehi (DOI)
ImproVibration: A Vibrotactile System for Conveying Weight-Sharing in Contact Improvisation to Enhance Audience Experience, ISEA International 2025, Yuri Kim, Youngjun Choi, Sungbaek Kim, Jinjoon Lee (DOI)
Hear the Voice of Wind: A Virtual Reconfiguration of Transcendence at the Yeongdeunggut with 3D Point Clouds, ISEA International 2025, Mia Meeyung Chung, Seungmin Lee, Sungbaek Kim, Jinkyung Her, Jinjoon Lee (DOI)
Hyperscanning Analysis in VR Train Simulator: Exploring Neural Connectivity and Learning Outcomes in Railway Training, The HCI Society of Korea 2025, Doyo Choi, Ye Won Lee, Youngjun Choi, Sungbaek Kim, Hangyeol Kang, Jinjoon Lee (DOI)
EMPop: Pin Based Electromagnetic Actuation for Projection Mapping, CHI EA 24’ Interactivity, Sungbaek Kim*, Doyo Choi*, Jinjoon Lee (DOI) (*Equal Contribution)
Spatial Chef: A Spatial Transforming VR Game with Full Body Interaction, CHI EA 23’, Yeeun Shin*, Yewon Lee*, Sungbaek Kim*, Sumin Park* (DOI) (*Equal Contribution)
Post Ontology; Mind & Body in the Metaverse, 2022, Art Council Korea