{"692639":{"#nid":"692639","#data":{"type":"news","title":"MSE\u0027s Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena Featured in International Art, Design, and Technology Exhibition in Seoul","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Associate Professor and Goizueta Early Career Faculty Chair, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/juan-pablo-correa-baena\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJuan-Pablo Correa-Baena\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, recently participated in \u003Cem\u003ECrossing Grounds: Art, Design, and Technology\u003C\/em\u003E, an international exhibition presented in partnership with the Korea Foundation. The exhibition brings together 16 interdisciplinary projects that explore the intersections of art, design, science, and technology through the themes of Ground, Passage, and Exchange.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECorrea-Baena collaborated with Chicago-based artist Jeremy Bolen on an installation that examines solar energy and humanity\u0027s evolving relationship with sunlight. The project grew out of ongoing conversations between the two collaborators and encourages viewers to consider the opportunities and challenges of harnessing renewable energy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I was excited by the opportunity to bring scientific research into a very different context,\u0022 Correa-Baena said. \u0022The themes of Ground, Passage, and Exchange strongly connect with how materials, energy, and technology move between the laboratory, society, and the environment.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough their work, Correa-Baena and Bolen invite audiences to reflect on the role of technology in shaping humanity\u0027s relationship with the natural world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We want visitors to think about how the same sun that sustains life can also become something we increasingly try to capture, control, or even manipulate through technology,\u0022 Correa-Baena said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Correa-Baena, the experience reinforced the value of interdisciplinary collaboration and the unique perspectives that emerge when artists and scientists work together.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Working with artists changes the questions we ask,\u0022 he said. \u0022Science often focuses on understanding and solving problems, while art can challenge the assumptions behind those problems and open up entirely different ways of communicating them.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBolen echoed the importance of the partnership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It\u0027s been a pleasure working with Juan-Pablo as we learn from each other and understand the power and complexity of art and science collaborations,\u0022 Bolen said. \u0022I hope audiences who interact with our work understand how their movement and choices matter, and the implications of not funding and supporting sustainable energy methods such as solar.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe exhibition also marks another high-profile public presentation of Correa-Baena\u0027s work. While he has previously contributed to installations viewed by audiences at locations such as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, \u003Cem\u003ECrossing Grounds\u003C\/em\u003E expands that reach to an international audience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It is exciting to see this collaboration reach an international audience, particularly through the Korea Foundation,\u0022 Correa-Baena said. \u0022It shows that research developed at Georgia Tech can participate in broader global conversations about energy, technology, and culture.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECorrea-Baena believes exhibitions such as \u003Cem\u003ECrossing Grounds\u003C\/em\u003E create valuable opportunities for dialogue across disciplines, particularly within university environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022They create spaces where disciplines that normally operate separately can interact,\u0022 he said. \u0022At a place like Georgia Tech, that can lead not only to new ways of communicating research, but also to new questions, collaborations, and ideas that would not emerge within a single discipline.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy bringing together artists, designers, scientists, and technologists, \u003Cem\u003ECrossing Grounds: Art, Design, and Technology\u003C\/em\u003E demonstrates how creative collaboration can spark new perspectives on some of society\u0027s most pressing challenges while engaging audiences far beyond traditional academic settings.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Associate Professor and Goizueta Early Career Faculty Chair, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/juan-pablo-correa-baena\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJuan-Pablo Correa-Baena\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, recently participated in \u003Cem\u003ECrossing Grounds: Art, Design, and Technology\u003C\/em\u003E, an international exhibition presented in partnership with the Korea Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Associate Professor and Goizueta Early Career Faculty Chair, Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, recently participated in Crossing Grounds: Art, Design, and Technology, an international exhibition presented in partne"}],"uid":"36889","created_gmt":"2026-09-17 14:19:41","changed_gmt":"2026-09-17 20:02:35","author":"ibryant6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681189":{"id":"681189","type":"image","title":"2-28.png","body":null,"created":"1789675142","gmt_created":"2026-09-17 19:59:02","changed":"1789675142","gmt_changed":"2026-09-17 19:59:02","alt":"Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena Featured in International Art, Design, and Technology Exhibition in Seoul","file":{"fid":"265554","name":"2-28.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/17\/2-28.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/17\/2-28.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1410802,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/09\/17\/2-28.png?itok=4UTygcHs"}}},"media_ids":["681189"],"groups":[{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"660380","name":"GT Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"194568","name":"Arts and Performance"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}