Expanding Artistic Boundaries: Craft, Gaming, and Brain Sensor Technology with Guest Lecturer, Chanee Choi

Poster for a guest lecture titled "Expanding Artistic Boundaries: Craft, Gaming, and Brain Sensor Technology" by Chanee Choi, Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Arts & Chair of Animation at the University of New Mexico. The poster features two individuals wearing brain-computer interface devices, with colorful projections overlaid on their faces and clothing. The lecture is scheduled for March 27th, from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm in Hesburgh Library, Room 125, hosted by the University of Notre Dame's Film, Television, and Theatre and Technology & Digital Studies Program.

Join us for a guest lecture by Chanee Choi, Assistant Professor at The University of New Mexico. In this talk, Professor Choi will explore the fusion of traditional East Asian craft, gaming technology, and brain sensors, sharing how her immersive art addresses themes of identity, immigration, and the connection between mind and body. As a transdisciplinary artist and educator, she will discuss her creative process and the possibilities that emerge when craft meets modern technology.

RSVP is not required. Refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre and the Technology & Digital Studies Program.

Bio:

Chanee Choi is a transdisciplinary artist and educator. She has developed a ritualistic craft-based art practice that transcends the conservative and isolationist roots of traditional East Asian craftwork by focusing on a celebration of feminist theory and modern tech. Within this hybrid genre, she produces both embodied and virtual immersive experiences exploring the effect of immigration on issues of identity, and the synesthetic processes of corporeal-cognitive space.

Originally from South Korea, Chanee now lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She holds positions as an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in The Department of Film & Digital Arts. Alongside her academic role, Chanee has earned degrees including a BFA in Craft Design from Dongduk Women's University in 2013, an MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2016, and a Ph.D. in Art and Technology from DXARTS at the University of Washington in 2022.

Her artistic endeavors have been featured in publications including GeekWire, International Examiner, Seattle Times, KUOW National Public Radio, KING-TV, ISEA, SIGGRAPH, and WIRED magazine.

Originally published at altech.nd.edu.