Untitled Document

Re-Use Me | plastic bags | variable size | 2010 | installation view

Route Master | plastic bags | variable size | 2010 | supported by Platform A+A and Spitalfields Market, Liverpool street, London

AM I IN SCHOLL BUS OR AM I IN SHORT BUS Series

AM I IN SCHOLL BUS OR AM I IN SHORT BUS |

AM I IN SCHOLL BUS OR AM I IN SHORT BUS |

AM I IN SCHOLL BUS OR AM I IN SHORT BUS |

AM I IN SCHOLL BUS OR AM I IN SHORT BUS |

I CAN EAT COOKIES Series

I AM DREAMING | Cookies

I AM IN MY WORLD YOU ARE IN YOUR WORLD - I

I AM IN MY WORLD YOU ARE IN YOUR WORLD - II

IT GOES WITH THE TERRITORIES - I
IT GOES WITH THE TERRITORIES - II

YEON LEE

Lives and works in Seoul and London

For Window exhibition, Yeon Lee, click here

ARTIST STATEMENT
I am mainly interested in re-creating the eternal meaning of the object and personal memory through artwork which is around me.

For more than a year of time, I’ve been collecting the countless numbers of plastic bags from mega-stores; The plastic bags that holds nearly no monitory value (practi- cally the only mass-produced item that you obtain free of charge) in this extremely commercial modern days, yet ironically the elements that adds such a vivid colour to the scene of modern cities perhaps carelessly discarded. Collected bags are shredded and crocheted to take a new form of life into something such as a chandelier – signi- fying wealth, prestige and history-by my intense labour. It requires incredibly time and labour consuming process that it has become more or less like a meditation day by day to commit myself to producing this work of art-which nearly makes me feel connected to oriental notion of disciplinary craftsmanship in a way-. This installation also is designed site-specific and requires a good time for me to communicate with the exhibition space to perfect the installation as well.

My latest site-specific project entitled ‘Re-Use Me’ depicts the social and functional meaning of daily plastic shopping bags. Discarded materiality by temporary usage depending on its necessity and value seems to disclose capitalism, consumerism and contemporary art era. This necessity and value could be estimated under the pretext of power game in consumerism. This project I would like to deliver innovative meaning to daily consumable object as an art object.

EDUCATION
2008 M.F.A Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London
2001 M.F.A. Sculpture, Hong-ik University
1999 B.F.A. Sculpture, Hong-ik University

SOLO EXHIBITION
2010 Solo project ‘Re-Use Me’ (Jerwood Space, project room, London)
2010 Solo project ‘Route Master’, (supported by Platform A+A and Spitalfields Market, Liverpool street, London)
2003 1st Solo Exhibition-Draw (PICI Gallery)
2003 2nd Solo Exhibition-Cloth Drawing (KUNST FORM, Austria Tirol)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2009 Five Years, Sesame Gallery, London

2008 4482 (OXO Tower, London)
------- SHINING Photos (Divus, London)
------- UK’s FUTURE GREATS 08, Salon Gallery, London

2007 4482 (King's studio, London)
------- Arts alive inSouth London (Newdays Gallery, London)

2006 Goyang International Symposium (The Migwan square of Ilsan)

2004 Ilsan Open Studio (Sungsukdong Changgo)

2003 World environmental art - Nine Dragons Festival ȨDae-CHUNG DAM, MUN-UI, Chung-Buk)
------- Art and discuss 01-text (Artspace HUE)
------- Inviting (PICI Gallery)
------- 2th Out-Door Sculpture Exhibition by Ilsan, Korea (The Migwan square of Ilsan)
------- Sarajevo Winter 2003" Culture and Aesthetics (ART gallery andHerzegovina)

2002 Special Award in the Misul Segea (Danwon Art Hall)
------- Gold Wing - painting and sculpture of Kyunggi (Provincial Government Office)
------- 1st Out-Door Sculpture Exhibition by Ilsan, Korea (The Migwan square of Ilsan)
------- Inviting 50 Contemporary Artists (Chungwon Art Hall opening)

2000 From Hongik University to Janghung (Total Gallery)
------- Joong-ang art exhibition (Hoam Gallery)

1999 Il Bang Tong Hang Ro (Boda Gallery)
------- 2000 Factory art festival (Echun Factory)
------- 2000 Young Artist's (Hanseo Gallery)

1998 Outdoor sculpture exhibition (Hongik University)
------- Exhibition of installation of Dongsinjang (Dongsinjang at Insa-dong, Seoul)

AWARD AND GRANT
2008 Danfoss Art Competition - Silver Medal
2002 Special Award in the Misul Segea (Danwon Art Hall)
2001 Selected in Sculpture Works Public Subscription for the International Ceramic Expo Sculpture Park
2000 Selected Award in the Jung-ang Art Festival
2000 Hong-ik Scholarship 1st scholarship
1998 Hong-ik Scholarship 1 semester scholarship
1997 Hong-ik Scholarship 1 year scholarship
1996 Hong-ik Scholarship 1 year scholarship
1995 Hong-ik Scholarship 1 semester scholarship

COLLECTION
- Danfoss Art (Denmark)
- Bosnia Sarajevo (ART gallery and Herzegovina)
- International Ceramic Expo Sculpture Park (Gonjiam, Kyunggi)