ARTIST

Leehaiminsun (b. 1977) began her work by drawing cities’ maps as if they were living creatures and has since focused on depicting desolate objects and landscapes. Since 2000s, reflecting on why vulnerable individuals start to create “their own worlds,” she has presented paintings by carefully observing objects. As shown in the titles of her works, such as Outside, the mass, and River of Inference, she symbolically expresses her life as an individual, navigating social realities and changes. Leehaiminsun examines the complexities of individuals as fragile yet resilient beings, surviving precariously but persistently, and explores her thoughts and reflections through her paintings.

Leehaiminsun’s major solo exhibitions include Decoy (Perigee Gallery, Seoul, 2021), Outdoors (Gallery Soso, Heyri, 2018), the mass (place MAK, Seoul, 2017), and The weight of the Skin (Hapjungjigoo, Seoul, 2015). Her major group exhibitions include Nostalgics on realities (Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul, 2024), House on Fire (Esther Schipper, Seoul, 2024), the Daejon Art and Science Biennale 2024 MAGNUM OPUS (Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, 2024), Whose Forest, Whose World (Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, 2023), Chongkundang Yesuljisang (Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, 2023), Iron-Human (F1963, Busan, 2018), the Gangwon International Biennale 2018 The Dictionary of Evil (Gangneung Green City Experience Center, Gangneung, 2018), B-Cut Drawing (Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, 2017), and Seoul Babel (Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, 2016)