Statement
Based in Connecticut, USA
Teal Choi is an interdisciplinary artist who received her BA and MFA in Multimedia
from Korea National University of Arts, and is currently pursuing an MFA in
Projection Design at the David Geffen School of Drama, Yale University. Her
interests lie in concrete poetry and interactive musical-visual composition.
Working in the gap between signifier and signified, she experiments with
language, translation, and communication as material across media.
Teal Choi는 한국예술종합학교 멀티미디어영상과 예술사와 전문사를 졸업하고,
David Geffen School of Drama, Yale University에 projection design 전공으로
재학 중이다. 구체시(concrete poem)와 상호작용하는 음악적-시각적 구성에
관심을 두며, 기표와 기의의 틈새에서 언어, 번역, 소통을 소재로 매체에
이야기를 실험한다.
Education
2026–29
M.F.A in Projection Design, David Geffen School of Drama, Yale University
David Geffen School of Drama, Yale University 프로젝션 디자인 전공 재학 예정
2023–26
M.F.A in Multimedia, Korea National University of Arts
한국예술종합학교 영상원 멀티미디어영상과 전문사 졸업
2018–23
B.A in Multimedia, Korea National University of Arts
한국예술종합학교 영상원 멀티미디어영상과 예술사 졸업
Awards
2025Selected Artist, 9th Daegu International Computer Music Festival
Publications
Conference Papers
2025
Tare, T., Rahman, R. R., Choi, H. Y., et al. Detecting Natural Emotions in Virtual Reality Through Facial Movement Analysis. In Proceedings of VRST '25. Montreal, Canada. ACM.
Journal Articles
2025
Rahman, R. R., Choi, H. Y., Lim, J., Lee, G. E., Lee, S., Cho, C., & Damevski, K. Toward Generalized Emotion Recognition in VR by Bridging Natural and Acted Facial Expressions. MDPI Sensors. (SCI-indexed)
Research Grants & Fellowships
2026Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (서울문화재단) — RE:SEARCH, Music Category Grant, ₩3,000,000 ($2,300 USD)
2025Art Korea Lab Grant, ₩7,500,000 ($5,600 USD) — Tephillah: Chamber, Prayer Translator
2025WeSA UNDER LAB Grant, ₩2,500,000 ($1,900 USD) — Tephillah: Contactless Contact
2024–Emotional Recognition-Type AI-Based Augmented Reality Contents Technology Specialist Training Project
Scholarships
2025Academic Excellence Scholarship (Spring)
2024Academic Excellence Scholarship (Fall)
2024Seoul Guarantee Insurance (SGI) Scholarship
2023Kookmin Bank Scholarship (Fall)
2023Teaching Assistant Scholarship (Spring)
2023Seoul Guarantee Insurance (SGI) Scholarship
Project / Production / Exhibition
2026Sopro, Music Director, Seoul
2026네버랜드 카니발, Sound Design, Seoul
2025Arts Korea Lab Super Testbed Sound Lab — Tephillah: Chamber, Prayer Translator
2024ACC Future Award, Ayoung Kim — Delivery Dancer's Arc: Inverse Production, AI Artist
2024Emotional Recognition-Type AI-Based Augmented Reality Contents Technology Specialist Training Project, Assistant Project Manager
2023Puppet Show 박첨지뎐, Projection Mapping Designer, Seoul
2023Reading Theatre CoCo, Stage Director, Seoul
2023the project CV, Busan 2023 Group Exhibition
2023Hyundai Motors NFT Art Collection, Project Manager & Artist, Seoul
2023analeMMa, Graduation Exhibition, K-Arts Department of Multimedia, Seoul
2022A Piece of Wave, Artcollider Lab, Seoul
2022LostAir Rave Geometry, Guest Artist, MMCA Seoul
2022K'arts 1st Annual METAVERSE Showcase, Technical Director
2021Wheel of Fortune Game, Artcollider Lab, Seoul
2021Special Exhibition 동행, Feature Exhibition 탐라순력도 Interactive Contents, Jeju National Museum
2021일성정시의, 갑인자활자 Interactive Contents, National Palace Museum of Korea, Seoul
2021신의 동굴 Immersive Performance, UNESCO World Heritage Manjanggul Cave, Jeju
2021천렵풍경 Media Facade, Ganhyeon Tourist Site, Wonju
2021가객 박인환 Immersive Theatre, Inje
2020Juicy Mosquito Immersive Performance, Seoul
2020Anticlimax Interactive Drama, TikTok Industry Cooperation, Seoul
2020우주야 놀자 Kids Astronomical Education VR Content, Seoul
Audio-Visual Performance
2026Psittacus Protocol, 소리모꼬지, Seoul
2025WeSA UNDER LAB — Tephillah: Contactless Contact
20259th Daegu International Computer Music Festival, Winner
2023이루미, 김하은, 문여진, 남예련, 김민욱, 이진희 — Autumn, Music, Movie, Seoul
2023박건우, 최햔결 — A Journey to Classical Romance, Seoul
2023Manuel Weyand — Jazz Breeze, Seoul
2023Gut Cafe Seoul — French Baroque: Beauty Beyond, Elegance Within, Seoul
2023예람 — The Midday Moon, Seoul
2023유우연, 김계희, 이호찬, 박지형 — Summer Breeze Ensemble, Seoul
2023Steve Reich: Clapping Music, The 19th KNUA Percussion Ensemble, Seoul
2023Arkiho: to wALk Or ruN in wEst harlem, Ensemble, Seoul
2023Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orchestra, Seoul
2023Gerda — Snow Sequence, Seoul
2022홍진호 — Modern Jazz, Seoul
2022소수빈 — Fall, See You Again, Seoul
2022두번째 달 — Moonlit Autumn, Seoul
Art Education / Tutoring
2026.5Bio Odyssey: Life Science and Art Education, Kochon Foundation (6 sessions)
2025.5LG Convergence Art Gifted Education, LG Foundation
2025.5Bio Odyssey: Life Science and Art Education, Kochon Foundation (5 sessions)
2025.1AI-Using Youth Video Creation Workshop, FutureLab (16 weeks)
2024.7SGI Seoul Guarantee, K-ARTS Youth Film Academy (6 days)
2023.10Mapping-Mapping, Creation Workshop Utilizing Projection Mapping, Artcollider Lab (8 weeks)
2023.7SGI Seoul Guarantee, K-ARTS Youth Film Academy (5 days)
2023.62023 Ultra High Teen in Sejong, Media Art Sector (8 weeks)
2022.12Dream School of Dance, K-Arts School of Dance, Media Expansion Workshop (12 hours)
2022.12툴툴거리는 툴크샵, K-Arts School of Drama, Performance Workshop on Digital Technology (4 days)
2022.8Understanding the Media Theater, ARKO, Academy of Stage Arts Education Program (18 hours)
2022.8Improvement of Teaching Methods Using Projection Mapping, ARKO (18 hours)
2022.8Noise Jam: Pipeline, New Media Expansion Activation Project, SAPY (10 weeks)
2019.5KINGA (Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts), Seoul (1 day)
Certificate
2023Microsoft Learning Student Ambassador
2022MIT CSAIL Human-Computer Interaction Short Course
