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Semi Ryu

Kinetic Imaging, VCUarts
Associate Professor
Richmond, VA, USA
Semi Ryu specializes in 3D animation and virtual puppetry based on Korean ritual and oral storytelling. Her artworks and papers have been internationally presented in screenings, exhibitions, performances, and publications in 20 countries, including the Chelsea Art Museum, and the book The Point of Being (Cambridge Scholars, UK). Since 2014, she has been working on the project “VoicingElder: Avatar Life-Review for Older Adults” to support memory and intergenerational relationships of older adults. Her next project is “VoicingHan: Avatar Life-Review Empowering Selves”, to support the creation of personalized narratives for individuals with trauma-related memories. Semi is an associate professor in the Department of Kinetic Imaging at Virginia Commonwealth University. A South Korean native, she earned a BFA from the Korean National University of Arts, and an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.