Bardo: A Body in Between

Experimental Animation; AI Moving Image; Digital Embodiment

Bardo: A Body in Between is an experimental animation conceived as a nonhuman self-portrait. Drawing on lived experiences that have transformed ways of seeing, making, communicating, and relating to others, the work explores a sense of self that remains incomplete and continually changing.

Through a translucent figure moving among layered surfaces, traces, and light, the animation explores perception, memory, touch, and relationships. As the figure encounters its surroundings, the boundaries between body and environment remain unsettled, suggesting identity as an ongoing process of formation.

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Character Development

The central figure, Translucent Form, was conceived as an incomplete, changing nonhuman being. Its translucent surface, internal fragments, and soft light suggest a body that remains in formation. Early character studies explored hands, eyes, memory, speech, and breath as visual and sensory expressions of its evolving identity.

Production Process

The animation was developed through iterative image generation, correction, and video regeneration. To maintain character consistency across sequences, selected frames were refined in Photoshop, particularly in the character's head shape and surface appearance. These corrected images were then used as reference frames to regenerate video segments and improve visual continuity.

Credits

Artist: Kyunghee Park

Year: 2026

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Publications & Presentations

Many Lenses in Creative Practice: MLOW AI + Art International Exhibition (2026)

CAU International Virtual Convergence Festival (2026)

Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the ANCHOR through the Seoul ANCHOR Center, funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Seoul Metropolitan Government (2026-ANCHOR-01-024-06).

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