Artist Statement
Constructed through philosophical reflection and personal narrative, Lee's compositions evoke scenes of the unconscious. Drawing on fragments of memory gathered across places and moments, she assembles disparate images within a single pictorial space, blurring the boundaries between inner and outer realities.
She is drawn to liminal spaces where serenity and unease coexist—transitional realms in which emotions, time, and memory converge and briefly unfold. She seeks to capture moments that feel familiar and calm, yet carry an inexplicable tension, where stability and fracture exist simultaneously. Her compositions often juxtapose intimate scenes with subtle distortions, creating atmospheres charged with both stillness and tension.
Influenced by Minimalism and the aesthetic of emptiness in traditional Korean painting, she carefully considers the placement of backgrounds and objects, using negative space to heighten the expressive power of absence. Through this interplay, she reflects on escapism, emotional voids, and the fragile structures that shape contemporary relationships.
