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Biography

Short Bio 88 WORDS

염인화 / 廉仁和 / Inhwa Yeom (she/her) is a Korean media artist, research engineer, and founder of BiOVE. She creates performative AI & XR systems and environments across bodies, cognition, and forms of life. Working at the intersection of biomedical XR and AI technologies and performing arts, her practice examines (bio)techno-capitalism, the climate crisis, and neurodiversity. She is a recipient of the LG Arts Center Media Art Award and a finalist of the 6th VH AWARD. Her work has been presented at MMCA Korea, Ars Electronica, HEK Basel, ACC, SIGGRAPH Asia, and more.

Extended Bio 221 WORDS

염인화 / 廉仁和 / Inhwa Yeom (she/her) is a Korean media artist, research engineer, and founder of BiOVE. Her practice moves across eXtended Reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), performing arts, and biomedicine. She builds performative AI & XR systems and environments through which audiences encounter changing relations among bodies, cognition, technology, and diverse forms of life.

Her work examines (bio)techno-capitalism, the climate crisis, bio-colonialism, and neurodiversity, with particular attention to identities and experiences excluded from an assumed “we.” Drawing on myth, speculative fiction, bodily knowledge, and machine-generated audiovisual languages, she invites audiences to rehearse the becoming of somebody else and to question what is presented as natural, universal, or inevitable.

Alongside her artistic practice, Yeom designs, develops, and evaluates XR- and AI-powered systems for accessible medical, rehabilitative, therapeutic, collaborative, and self-directed learning experiences. Her research has been presented or published through Nature Medicine Conference, Scientific Reports, Springer, IEEE VR, SIGGRAPH Asia, and related clinical and computer-science venues. She was a Processing Foundation Fellow in 2020.

Her work has been presented at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Korea, Ars Electronica, HEK Basel, Asia Culture Center, Nam June Paik Art Center, Daejeon Museum of Art, LG Arts Center, SIGGRAPH Asia, and more. She received the LG Arts Center Media Art Award and was selected as a finalist for the 6th VH AWARD.


CV

Exhibition

2026

  • Pale Blue Dot, 2247Incheon International Airport Terminal 2, IncheonSolarsonic Band: In Transit (Departure Hall, 3F); Takeaway: Love, Peace, Hospitality (Gate 232, Duty-Free Area)Support : Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), Incheon International Airport Corporation
  • Speculative Visions of a Post-Climate FutureKorean Cultural Center in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • WE Are BecomingTaiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB), TaipeiWar Dance (2025)
  • Loop PlusGrand Josun Hotel, BusanSolarsonic Band (2025, XR-only version)Support : JUSPEACE Foundation
  • Meta Platform: Generative ConnectionsKorea Foundation Gallery, Seoul0° — 00:00 (0 — 0, 0 Degree — 0 O’Clock) (2025). Korea Foundation 35th Anniversary Special Exhibition
  • The 6th VH AWARDArtSpace @ HeluTrans, SingaporeWar Dance (2025)Support : Hyundai Motor Group
  • 의문의 AI (Interrogative AI)Incheon Art Platform, IncheonSolarsonic Band (2024–25)Support : Institut Français and Incheon Cultural Foundation

2025

2024

2023

2022–23

  • Imposter Kitchen SOLO EXHIBITIONSpace:illi, SeoulSupport : Space:illi
  • Ten Moons and Three TunnelsTotal Museum of Art, SeoulWater on Fire: An Hommage to Every Terrifying AngelSupport : Arts Council Korea (ARKO)
  • PROJECT HASHTAGMuseum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Korea, SeoulKoko Killing Island : Tour d’EpicureSupport : National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), Hyundai Motor Group

2022

2021–22

  • 마믅소리 (MMSR)Arts Space Boan, SeoulChandra X

2021

2019

Performance

2025

  • 백남준의 도시: 태양에 녹아드는 바다 (The City of Nam June Paik: The Sea Fused with The Sun)Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin연금술적 그대를 연기하라 (Acting Alchemical Dear)
    Co-Performer : 이원석 (Wonsuk Lee)
    Support : Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin Special City

2024

2023

  • Soma X ChandraBricks Theatre, SeoulSupport : Korea Association of Performing Arts Producers, Korea Art Management and Service (KAMS)
  • 2023 ACT FestivalNational Asian Culture Center (ACC), GwangjuOn My Way
  • 2023 ACT FestivalNational Asian Culture Center (ACC), GwangjuSoma’s Garden
    Co-Performer : George Hiraoka Cloke
  • 2023 The 8th ACC Orchestra PerformanceAsia Culture Center Theatre 1, Gwangju, Oct 21
  • 2023 Seoul Arts Festival Opening Performance by Donghaeng Orchestra x Heart to Heart OrchestraJamsil Stadium, Seoul
  • Entangled Transparency 3.0 — Online ConferenceZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, OnlineNon-Locality of LanguagesSupport : Hyundai Artlab, ZKM

2022

  • The Hamptons Festival of Music(THFM)New York, USAWobble for THFM
  • Monday SalonTotal Museum of Contemporary ArtOn My Way

2021

  • UNESCO Creative Cities Policy Forum Closing PerformanceGwangjuThis is Not A Game

2020

  • Korea Contents Creation Agency (KOCCA) On:Hallyu FestivalSeoul

2019–20

  • L’IllusionBusanModern Faust; Galaxy Illusion Show

2019

  • Korea Contents Creation Agency (KOCCA) Impact-X FestivalSeoul
  • Ars Electronica FestivalLinz, AustriaTechiEonSupport : Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)

Media Façade & Screening

2026

2025

Curatorial Project

2021–22

  • A PLAYERS: 蠱毒 PLAYER (고독한 플레이어)Alternative Space Loop, Seoul

2018

  • Project Novice School at Gyeonggi Millenia FestivalSupport : Gyeonggi City & Gyeonggi Museum of Art, Suwon
  • A ModeSupport : Seoul Museum of Art Emerging Artist Grant, Seoul

2017

  • Collective Project GongwonSupport : Seoul Young Artist Grant by Seoul City, Seoul

Award

2024

  • Hyundai Art Lab & Hyundai Motor Group
  • LG Arts Center & LG Electronics

2022

  • MMCA Korea & Hyundai Motor Group

2021

  • Ministry of ICT

2019

  • Silver Prize, SK Telecom, SK Telecom AI Center, SK UX-HCI Lab

Residency

2024

  • 臺灣當代文化實驗場 (Taiwan Contemporary Culture LabC-LAB) CREATORS International Exchange Program Residency, Hualien Cultural and Creative Industries Park (Hualien CCIP), Hualien
  • EyebeamNew York City (remote)

2023

  • ACC Residency “Futures of Listening“Asia Culture Center, GwangjuSupport : National Asian Culture Center (ACC)

2022

  • MMCA Korea Changdong ResidencySeoul

2021

  • Spokane Interactive Art Laboratory Residency 2021-SpringWashington (remote)

Collection

2026

  • SAUNA LAB (2024–25)National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea — Art Bank (MMCA), Seoul

2024

Publication

2025

  • Inhwa Yeom. 2025. “SAUNA LAB: Towards Alternative Knowledge Capital in the Climate Change Era.” In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic/Emerging Art: 2025, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 733–739. Seoul: Art Center Nabi and Institute for Culture and Arts, Seoul National University. https://doi.org/10.23362/KOEN2025.07.25.1.097.

2023

  • Kang, Cholmin, Inhwa Yeom, Amirsaman Ashtari, Woontack Woo, and Junyong Noh. 2023. “ to In-Store Shopping via Wearable Augmented Reality.” Virtual Reality 27, no. 3: 1919–1936. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00769-0. CO-FIRST AUTHOR
  • Inhwa Yeom and Seogsung Jang. 2023. “Chandra X.” In Proceedings of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2022 Art Gallery (SA ’22), article 19, 1. New York: Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3550470.3558419.

2022

  • Yun, Won-Gun, Joong Kee Youn, Dayoung Ko, Inhwa Yeom, Hyun-Jin Joo, Hyoun-Joong Kong, and Hyun-Young Kim. 2022. “Tele-consent Using Mixed Reality Glasses (NREAL) in Pediatric Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A Preliminary Study.” Scientific Reports 12: 3105. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06653-2.
  • Youn, Joong Kee, Dongheon Lee, Dayoung Ko, Inhwa Yeom, Hyun-Jin Joo, Hee Chan Kim, Hyoun-Joong Kong, and Hyun-Young Kim. 2022. “Augmented Reality-Based Visual Cue for Guiding Central Catheter Insertion in Pediatric Oncologic Patients.” World Journal of Surgery 46, no. 4: 942–948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06425-5.

2021

  • Inhwa Yeom and Woontack Woo. 2021. “Digital Twin as a Mixed Reality Platform for Art Exhibition Curation.” In 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), 424–425. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW52623.2021.00094.
  • Inhwa Yeom, Hyongseok Yoon, and Woontack Woo. 2021. “Digital Twin Museum as a Creativity Support System for Curators.” In Proceedings of HCI Korea 2021, 426–429. The HCI Society of Korea. Publisher record.
  • Inhwa Yeom. 2021. “Spatial Authoring of Virtual Exhibitions Using 3D Visualization of the Correlation among Artwork Metadata.” Master’s thesis, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Thesis record.

2020

  • Jang, Taesoo, Inhwa Yeom, Junki Kim, and Woontack Woo. 2020. “Virtual Art Gallery as a Platform for Multiple Curatorial Simulations.” In Proceedings of HCI Korea 2020, 656–661. The HCI Society of Korea. Repository record.

Teaching

2026

  • “Generative AI & Agents: Designing Materials and Workflows for Artistic Practice”2026 Art Korea Lab Art–Technology Convergence Super Testbed, Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), Art Korea Lab, Seoul
  • “Extending Realities Across Bodies, Machines, and Systems”FITE Talk, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

2025

2024

  • Coursework <Interaction Design> & Special Lecture <Generative AI & Workflow Composition>Incubating Lab of Digital Art Culture Lab, Gwangju Media Art Platform (G-MAP)

2023

  • From p5.js to Generative AILKH Art Museum, Gwangju
  • Designing Accessibility for Arts Education in the Era of Digital MediaArts Council Korea (ARKO) Museum
  • Arts Curators in Digital-Twinning and BeyondAsia Culture Center of Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism

2022

  • “Visual Programming”K-MOOC course by Prof. Jong-Won Lee, Sejong University, Online
  • Augmenting Your Artistic Media via ARseries, KOCCA @Korea Uni
  • 2022 Google Summer of Code-Processing Foundation
  • XYZ 위한 크리에이티브 미디어 Creative Media for XYZ, Generation X Lab 456

2021

  • 50+ 코딩클럽 (50+ Coding Club)workshop series, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation
  • 메타버스로의 초대장: 코딩으로 열어가는 우리의 우주 (An Invitation to Metaverse: Opening Our Universe with p5.js Coding)💌, DDP Children’s Workshop Series, Planned with Seoul Design Foundation & Remark Press, @ DDP, Seoul
  • Metaverse and the Market BusinessKAIST
  • p5.js-based Creative Coding & 3D ArtHollywood(Horanggasinamu) Creative Studio, Gwangju
  • 2021 Processing Community Day Seoul: Meta-Seoul Gathering
  • p5.js Workshop Series: Coding Art ClubLKH Art Museum, Gwangju
  • p5.js Workshop Series: Metaverse and 3D ArtLKH Art Museum, Gwangju
  • What is Metaverse : A Case-Study Workshop for ZEPETOGyeonggi Volunteer Center(GGVC)
  • Creative Media Art WorkshopTongyeong Triennale Pre-Exhibition
  • 메타버스+AI 크리에이터 (Metaverse+AI Creator) SeriesKAIST & Naver Z & more
  • ACC Teen Art Lab : Creative Coding with p5.js @ Asia Culture Center (ACC)
  • Arts Curators in Twinning: AR/VR for Exhibition Curation. Korea National University of Cultural Heritage

2020

  • ACC Open Academy 50+코딩클럽: 오손도손 내인생 첫코딩 아트 (50+ Coding Club: My Very First Coding Art with Handy🖐 and Family👩‍👧‍👦)Workshop @ Asia Culture Center(ACC) Supported by Asia Culture Center (ACC), organized by LKH Art Museum

2019

  • “Media Art Workshop for Artists”with Arts Council Korea Sponsored & Supported by Arts Council Korea
  • ZERO1 American Arts Incubator (AAI) Workshops “Smarter Home”m Project Lead: Lauren McCarthy Assistantship in translationartwork production, video production

2018

  • ‘Road Classes’ Workshops of The Novice School Supported by University of Seoul Sponsored by Gyeonggi ProvinceGyeonggi Museum of Art
  • ‘Yeji-ryeok x Bidulgi Production: Cross-Pollinated Camera Lenses” Workshopsupported by Seoul Museum of Art

Talk & Public Program

2026

2025

2023

  • 2023 ACT Festival<On My Way: A Portfolio in 3D Performative Apparatus-Environment>, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju (Nov 11)
  • 2023 VU-UPDATESeoul (Nov 4)

2022

2021

  • 도넛을 휘감아 돌아 How the Donut Twirls다시 기술하는 가상현실 기술 Re-Realizing the Virtual Realities, , Insa Art Space, Seoul

Jury, Peer Review & Advisorship

2026

  • Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS)
  • Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS)

2025

  • Gwangju Media Art Platform (G.MAP) Digital Art Culture Lab
  • Gwangju Media Art Platform (G.MAP) Global Residency
  • AI Short Film Competition “AISolationGoethe-Institut & HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin Experimental Art Theater
  • ACM CHI 2025
    (* 2 Special Recognitions for Outstanding Reviews)
  • ACM IMWUT (InteractiveMobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies) 2025
  • ACM DIS (Designing Interactive Systems) 2025
  • The 30th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) 2025
  • Expert Advisory Committee for the ACC Permanent Digital Art Exhibition Hall Development ProjectNational Asian Culture Center (ACC)

2023

  • Special Exhibition Proposal Evaluation CommitteeG Valley Industrial Museum
  • Art Talk 2.0 Artist ProgrammeInsa Art Space (ARKO)

2020

  • 5G Remote Live-Share Performances Technology Organization Committee (Interaction Techniques Subcommittee)Institute of Advanced Convergence Technology, Kyungpook National University

Press & Interview

2025

2024

2023

2022

2020