ABOUT
Ren Fernández-Kim (They/Them)
I’m Ren, also known as Corpusren—a multidisciplinary creator, storyteller, and cultural worker whose work lives at the intersections of identity, history, and lived experience.
As a Korean-Peruvian person, my work has long been shaped by navigating multiple cultural worlds while resisting the expectation to constantly explain or justify my existence. Over the years, I have engaged deeply with and contributed to communities across Asian, Latine, LGBTQ+, Immigrant, and Disabled spaces, centering care, nuance, and embodied knowledge.
My work spans education, storytelling, advocacy, and creative documentation. Through workshops, digital media, writing, and community-centered projects, I have explored how history, power, and culture live within the body—especially for those whose identities exist outside of dominant narratives. I approach this work through an anthropological and historical lens, grounded in personal lived experience rather than abstraction.
Rather than positioning myself as a representative or spokesperson, I focus on creating spaces where complexity is allowed—where identities are not flattened, and where people can encounter context without harm. Much of my work emphasizes the importance of softness, rest, and presence as forms of resistance, particularly for marginalized communities often asked to perform resilience at the cost of their humanity.
Today, under the name Corpusren and through projects like Just Ren Things, my work continues to evolve toward intentional living, reflective storytelling, and community care. At its core, everything I create is rooted in the belief that existence itself holds meaning—and that lived experience is a powerful source of knowledge.