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Stage of Mind
JeeYoung Lee, 13 September 2020 - 31 July 2021

Stage of Mind: JeeYoung Lee

Past exhibition
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: JeeYoung Lee, Desire, 2016

JeeYoung Lee South Korean, b. 1983

Desire, 2016
Series: Stage of Mind
Archival pigment print
50 3/8 x 68 7/8 in
128 x 175 cm
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) JeeYoung Lee, Last Supper, 2011
  • Desire
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(FRANÇAIS CI-DESSOUS) 'This work portrays the story of human desire. During the time that I worked on this piece, I was interested in the microscopic world. I recreated a basic...
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(FRANÇAIS CI-DESSOUS)

"This work portrays the story of human desire. During the time that I worked on this piece, I was interested in the microscopic world. I recreated a basic structure inspired by molecular shapes and multiplied it exponentially until they seemed to connect with each other infinitely. "What are your desires?" is the question I underlied in this work.

Human desires expand, multiply, and reproduce endlessly. One desire breeds another one. They are intertwined, inseparable, and linked together. After all, we may be living trapped in desires we created without even realizing it. This is a silent battle.

The red color here is also known as a primitive color that symbolizes blood, life, fire, love, and passion. I intended to stimulate the audience’s emotions through the use of bright red. Additionally, the carmine red background creates a stark contrast with the woman in the white dress, as if it contradicted it. As a result, the figure appears even more vulnerable, and pure. I wanted to vaguely reveal the character’s emotion by only partially showing her face, and e;phasizing on her eyes looking through the structure."

JeeYoung Lee


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(FRANÇAIS)

Il s'agit ici de l'histoire du désir humain. A l'époque où je réfléchissais à cette installation, j'éprouvais un grand intérêt pour le microcosme. Il m'inspira cette structure initialement basique, dont la forme évoque les structures moléculaires. Je l'ai reproduite de manière exponentielle de sorte que chaque élément semble être connecté à l'autre de façon infinie.
"Quels sont tes désirs?" est la question posée ici. Les désirs humains grandissent, de multiplient, se reproduisent sans fin. Un désir en engendre un autre. Ils sont liés, entrelacés, inséparables. Après tout, nous vivons peut-être enfermés dans des désirs que nous avons nous même créés sans même nous en rendre compte. Il s'agit d'une bataille silencieuse.
L'usage de la couleur rouge renvoie au sang, mais aussi à la vie, au feu, à l'amour ou encore, à la passion. Cette couleur cherche à stimuler les émotions du regardeur. Par ailleurs, l'arrière-plan lui aussi rouge carmin marque un contraste saisissant avec la blancheur de la robe du personnage. Il en résulte une opposition tranchée avec la pureté et la vulnérabilité de cette dernière dont j'ai souhaité évoquer de façon discrète les sentiments en ne révélant que son regard, fixant le spectateur à travers la structure.
JeeYoung Lee
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