Biography

Sei (Sage) Jung[1] is an interdisciplinary researcher based in the United States and Korea, currently pursuing a PhD in Interdisciplinary Design and Media at Northeastern University (MA, US). Her research investigates the societal implications of computational processes through practice-based methods. She aims to contribute academically to the critical discourse surrounding visual culture, society, and technology. She has a background in art theories, and experience in independent curatorial practices, cultural institutions, and graphic design.

As an artist, she explores the concept of reinterpretation by surfacing hidden structures, shifting hierarchies, and recontextualizing artifacts. Thematically, her artworks engage in critical discussions about technology and society. She aims to examine the multidirectional interactions between biological species and technology through artistic expressions. Her creative practices range from digital to tangible media.

Her work is driven by a love and curiosity for technology, society, culture, and lifeforms, and she aims to continue exploring these areas through art practice and academic research. For her doctoral studies, she is currently focusing on the ontology and sociopolitical implications of biomimetic robots with non-human forms. Her other research interests include privacy, autonomous systems, urban environments, and ethics in technology.

She holds MS in Integrated Digital Media from New York University Tandon School of Engineering (NY, US), and BA in Art Studies (Art History and Theory) from Hongik University College of Fine Arts (Seoul, South Korea). In 2020, she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for her graduate studies.

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[1] Feel free to address me by either name of your preference. Sei is pronounced as /se̞ː.i/ and written as "세이" in Korean.