Independent practice-based researcher and artist of Korean descent (USA/HK/SG)
General interests:
Health/medical humanities, health/illness narratives
Dance, somatic practices, and movement arts
Multimedia technologies
Research interests:
Movement-based narratives in the digital and health humanities
Lived experiences of chronic illness and disability
Experimental motion capture animation
Primary modes of expression
Dance/somatic movement
3D animation and immersive experiences
Digital video and photography
Drawing
Fiber arts
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 other digital technologies. She was also a digital archivist/humanist/librarian from 2011-2016 with a focus on digital dance preservation. Eugenia is 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 2024, Eugenia was appointed an Honorary Research Fellow at C-DaRE (Centre for Dance Research), Coventry University (UK).