UNIST will host  UNIST Open Stage 2 , a special screening and artist talk with Ayoung Kim, an internationally acclaimed media artist and Collaborating Professor at UNIST on May 28, 2026.

Titled “   Expanding Stories and Possible Worlds: Imagination in the AI Era with Media Artist Ayoung Kim ,” the event will examine how creativity, artistic practice, and critical imagination can open new ways of thinking about technology, society, and human experience in the age of artificial intelligence.

The program will feature screenings of two of Kim's major works,   Delivery Dancer's Sphere (2022) and   At the Surisol Underwater Lab (2020), followed by a conversation with the artist. She will discuss the ideas and creative processes behind the works, as well as how scientific and technological concepts can be extended through artistic language.

Kim is one of Korea's leading media artists, working across video, installation, and performance. Her work explores themes including migration, technology, nonhuman beings, and virtual worlds, and has been presented at major international venues and festivals, including the Venice Biennale, the Berlin International Film Festival, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Students from arts high schools in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam region have also been invited to attend. The event is open to all interested members of the UNIST community and the public.

UNIST Open Stage is a public program launched in connection with the establishment of the School of GRIT Convergence Studies, a new academic unit designed to support student-led, interdisciplinary learning. Through the program, UNIST aims to create opportunities for students to engage with leading artists, thinkers, and creators across fields.

“Students today need more than the ability to find quick answers,” said UNIST President Chong Rae Park. “They need the capacity to turn complex problems into their own questions and pursue them with imagination and persistence. I hope this event will encourage students to reflect on the meeting point between art, science, and technology.”