Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
scenography, avant-garde technological arts, interactive theatre design
Research activity per year
Trent Kim is a practising artist and academic who was born in Seoul, South Korea and now lives in Scotland. He studied theatre design at Queen Margaret University and art research at Glasgow School of Art before completing his doctoral thesis in animation at the Royal College of Art, 'Lumia—the art of lighting the void in time: Prototyping new instruments as a historical discourse.'
His current research projects and creative practices are primarily concerned with lighting as an independent and collaborative art medium, as well as pushing its creative and critical boundaries.
He teaches in both art and performance programmes at the University of the West of Scotland; research modules and the projection art studio module. Trent frequently gives talks and workshops on his specialist subjects outside of the UWS, including Lumia, technical theatre history, audio-visual art, intermedia art, interactive scenography, and art research methods. He has previously given lectures at Glasgow School of Art, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the University of Glasgow, the University of Greenwich, the Royal College of Art, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and Yale University.
Trent has also been involved in community-based research projects such as Stories of Fishermen in Dunure (with South Ayrshire Council), Paisley School of Arts (with Renfrewshire Council), and Bridging Digital (with Fablevision Studio and Intercult).
Trent Kim's current research activities focus on:
Visiting Lecturer, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Jul 2021 → …
Visiting Lecturer, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Apr 2018 → …
Visiting Lecturer, University of Glasgow
13 Mar 2017 → …
Visiting Lecturer, Glasgow School of Art
31 Aug 2014 → …
Lighting Design Lecturer (Shortcourses), The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
1 Sept 2010 → 1 Jul 2014
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Kim, T. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Kim, T. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Kim, T. (Speaker)
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
Harrington, W. (Host) & Kim, T. (Speaker)
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
Kim, T. (Advisor)
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
25/06/15
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