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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: JeeYoung Lee, This Is Not Enough (Polaroid), 2012
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: JeeYoung Lee, This Is Not Enough (Polaroid), 2012

JeeYoung Lee South Korean, b. 1983

This Is Not Enough (Polaroid), 2012
Series: Stage of Mind Polaroid
Fujifilm FP-100C45 instant film
13.1 x 10.1 cm
5 1/8 x 4 in
Unique polaroid test print signed on the back
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Distinct from the finished editions, these unique Polaroids offer an intimate glimpse into JeeYoung Lee’s creative process, with some bearing the artist’s own handwritten annotations. Small in format yet rich...
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Distinct from the finished editions, these unique Polaroids offer an intimate glimpse into JeeYoung Lee’s creative process, with some bearing the artist’s own handwritten annotations. Small in format yet rich in character, these rare photographic treasures are true collector’s gems, capturing a fleeting moment in the journey from initial image to finished artwork.

This Is Not Enough" is a reflection on emotional wounds, both those that have already accumulated and those that are still accumulating. The "room," which serves as the basic background in the Stage of Mind series, acts as a visual frame illustrating psychological landscapes. This space symbolizes the mind (mental state). I compared the mind/rooms to a beehive, a structure made up of nested cells, which represent the proliferation of mental states. I used the beehive as a metaphor for the various mental states that have accumulated, in order to express the wounds and pain that have built up within me.

The beehive is made from cardboard, and the cocoons from papier-mâché. Each hexagonal cell symbolizes a "cell" in the mind, which is why I painted them in skin tones, with reddish exteriors. The rooms that contain cocoons are filled with white fluffy material, resembling the act of staunching a bloody wound with cotton. These rooms represent a fragile emotional state, one where tears could come at any moment. The cells where larvae have already emerged represent the remnants of old wounds and slow recovery.

My intention was to reflect on the wounds, whether large or small, that we all accumulate over time. These wounds eventually form a deep, heart-rending pain, like a clot of grief, rather than being the result of a sudden shock. I also sought to embrace these wounds. Ultimately, through this piece, I wanted to show the relationship between the newly created cells, the swelling cocoons, and the cocoons that have already burst—symbolizing the increasing number of emotional wounds. The remnants of these wounds, their alleviation, and their continual rotation through new rooms (mental states) are also part of the process.

_JeeYoung LEE
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This Is Not Enough est une transcription des blessures émotionnelles passées et en cours. Tout au long de la série Stage of Mind, l’espace de mon studio se transforme en une synthèse visuelle de mes univers psychologiques. J’ai comparé mon esprit/studio à une ruche, où chaque rayon hexagonal représente les cellules de mon cerveau ainsi que les diverses émotions et douleurs qui m’ont affectée.

Les rayons ont été construits en carton, tandis que les cocons sont en papier mâché. Étant une métaphore de « cellules », je les ai peints de couleur chair. Ceux emplis de coton et prêts à éclore évoquent cet instant paroxystique où une émotion devenue trop intense prend le dessus et peut faire couler mes larmes à tout moment. Ceux qui sont vides symbolisent les stigmates de vieilles blessures, dont la guérison est extrêmement lente.

Mon intention première était d’illustrer ces douleurs, petites ou grandes, qui, à la différence de celles créant un choc soudain, s’accumulent lentement au fond de nous pour finir par s’agglomérer en un lourd caillot de chagrin. Je souhaitais également accepter ces blessures et illustrer la relation entre ces rayons nouvellement produits, les cocons en formation, et ceux prêts à éclater, afin de souligner la concentration globale de ces états émotionnels à la fois latents et en perpétuelle rotation.

_JeeYoung LEE
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