© JeeYoung Lee
JeeYoung Lee, Maiden Voyage, 2009, 120x96cm, pigment print
London: NOW Gallery presents »Maiden Voyage - JeeYoung Lee«
A journey through JeeYoung Lee's memories
South Korean JeeYoung Lee creates surreal environments in which she stages and photographs herself. The works are inspired by her memories and feelings. From June 23, they can be seen in the exhibition Maiden Voyage - JeeYoung Lee at NOW Gallery in London.
June 22, 2022
Feelings, traumas or memories as spaces in which she stages herself: JeeYoung Lee (b. 1983) from South Korea photographs self-built environments based on her biography. From June 23 to September 25, London's NOW Gallery will exhibit her photographs under the title Maiden Voyage - JeeYoung Lee. NOW Gallery is a public exhibition space in southeast London that invites artists and designers to curated solo exhibitions. Admission is always free.
In her studio, Lee spends months designing a space like a theater stage, staging and photographing herself in a pose, then dismantling everything to make room for the next project. The photograph is the finished work of art. Lee forgoes any digital post-processing: »This entire process is an act of discipline and training. I wouldn't be able to experience these emotions through Photoshop.«
Visitors are invited to record their own memories and feelings on origami paper and then fold it into a swan. Lee will then integrate them into a performance on July 12.
© JeeYoung Lee
JeeYoung Lee, Breeze, 2016, 120x96cm, pigment print
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