Claire Choi - 최재령

A young girl with curly hair, smiling, surrounded by handwritten text on the upper left side of the image. There is a glass bowl or dish with a piece of paper or fabric inside, placed on a surface along with a glass container. The background appears

An illustration of an ancient city within mountains, featuring a large central circular plaza with figures and structures, surrounded by detailed buildings, temples, and fortifications.

Mixed media art installation with interconnected clear acrylic structures and black dots forming a hand making a peace sign on a wooden base.

A mixed media sculpture of a pig's head with multiple human-like hands attached, constructed with fabric, wire, and paper, set against a white background.

Two realistic-looking model hands, made of rubber or latex, are positioned on a white surface. One hand is on the left, slightly curled, the other hand is on the right, with fingers extended. Both hands have visible veins and skin textures.

Black and white painting of a woman lying on a couch with her eyes closed, resting her head on her hand, and a bowl in front of her on a glass table.

A watercolor painting of four frogs resting on a reflective silver tray with white background.

Painting of a landscape with a dam, water flowing over it, houses, trees, and a mountain range in the background under a blue sky.

A sculpture of a seated figure with a human body and a skull face, wearing a white shirt and black pants, holding a small object in one hand, set against a plain white background.

A sculpture of a person with black hair and light skin, sitting on a wooden stool with one leg crossed over the other. The person is wearing a white shirt and black pants, holding their hands close to their face.

A sculpture of a person crouching, with one arm raised and the other hand in front, mounted on a pig's back.

A still life painting featuring a red onion, a ceramic vase, a purple and white cloth, and a small decorative object on a dark background.

Watercolor painting of a cluttered home office with a large wooden desk, office chair, and various items including backpacks, papers, and a printer.

Still life painting with a yellow fruit, a branch, a colorful bowl with a cactus, a yellow flower on a rock, and a small multicolored bird.

A detailed sculpture of two children sitting at a table in a room with walls. The children are facing forward, with one child's hands clasped together and the other resting on the table. The background includes a window, a picture, and shelves with v

Black and white illustration of an urban city scene with skyscrapers, a historic building with columns, a street sign labeled 'MOWHANTRAIN HALL,' a traffic light, and numerous pedestrians.

A woman wearing a long denim coat with various pouches, pockets, and accessories filled with everyday items like pencils, coins, a tissue, and candies, shown from three angles against a white background.

A small fabric box with a floral pattern, showing signs of wear and fraying, with a pink background and green leaves, and a person holding it open to reveal dark hair inside.

Sequence of three images showing the process of creating a jigsaw puzzle from handwritten notes and sketches. The first image displays handwritten notes with sketches of a person's face, the second shows the notes and sketches cut into puzzle pieces,

Black and white still life drawing of a glass bowl with a wrapped gift box on top, a textured ceramic cup, and a draped cloth in the background.

A painting of a still life scene with a fish skull, a glass vase with a rectangular object inside, a striped mug, a small necklace, and fragments of other objects, with an illustrated portrait of a woman on a circular background on the left.

Artwork depicting space with earth in the background and a space station with space-related sketches around it, featuring the words 'Revolving Transportation Around the World' and 'Hyperloop.'

Technical blueprint of a Hyperloop pod, showing different views and designs with handwritten annotations including schematics, guiding mechanisms, and magnetic components.

Greetings from CO2, from Outer Orbit (Xu Bing Space Art Residency)

Memory series- the reflection.

Memory series- Sanctuary

Memory series- Face

Memory series- Kaliasa temple

Sketchbook

Cornell landscape- Uris Library

Cornell Hyperloop, Business (Current work, WIP)

Imitation of Life

Quantum Computing- Fractal Imaging

The Mundane

Touchstones

Simplification

Siblings

Zipper-up

Dirty Laundry

Silent Whispers of Regret

Bird by Bird

Puzzling

Behind Victor's History (comic)

Shell-Shocked

Scent box

Chicken Classic

On a Silver Platter

Live Figure Drawings

New York Print

Non-portfolio works

Claire Choi is an artist-researcher at Cornell University focused on the optical properties of materials. Her practice spans computational research on quantum dot self-assembly, space art, and art theory, where she presents a theoretical framework of "coupling" between scales. Her research includes a sole-authored study on the fractionation of polydisperse particles in a receding floating film (in review at the Journal of Fluid Mechanics) and a sole-authored Leonardo Work Bench article, "Greetings from CO2, from Outer Orbit" (in review); links to both are in the research section of her portfolio. She is currently developing a multi-agent reinforcement learning study of social-norm extinction, with a replication of Köster et al. (2022) complete. Code for her projects is available on Zenodo (doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21420067) and GitHub. Notable works include the video "Greetings from CO2, from Outer Orbit," transmitted from the SCA-2 satellite. Her collaborators include the HELIo Lab, Backslash, the Cornell Council for the Arts, and Xu Bing Studio.

"What distinguishes Claire Choi’s work is its strong scientific rigor. This is also why the proposal stood out within the Xu Bing Space Art Residency Program. The project was developed in collaboration with an academic research laboratory and informed by consultations with multiple scientific experts. It incorporates specialized materials and methods from fields such as climate data analysis, auroral physics, and space physics. The Xu Bing Space Art Residency Program often receives submissions from artists who work across disciplines and engage with technology. In contrast, proposals from scientists approaching art from a research perspective are rare. For this reason, Claire Choi’s work reflects a distinct way of understanding and practicing art shaped by scientific inquiry. It brings a more diverse perspective to the field of art and technology."

-Xu Bing, Vice President, Central Academy of Fine Arts