ARTIST

Hong Lee Hyunsook (b.1958) explores abstraction through daily practice and training, aiming to decenter the human-centric existence. By transcending sensory experiences, including smell, sound, and vibration, she seeks to create a multisensory space where humans and non-humans coexist and interact. Having majored in sculpture, Hong Lee works across various media, including video installation, performance, and photography.

Hong Lee’s major solo exhibitions include At 12m below the ground level, Spectacle of Species (Coreana Museum of Art, 2022), Swoosh, Tsu-pu! (Arko Art Center, 2021), Midday Seungga Temple (space illi, 2019), and Menopause Ceremony Project (emu Artspace, 2012). Her major group exhibitions include 2024 Title Match: Hong Lee, Hyunsook vs. Ji Hye Yeom: Fold the Time with the Ground (Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, 2024), the Busan Biennale 2024 Seeing in the Dark (Busan Museum of Contemporary Art, 2024), Connecting Bodies – Asian Women Artists (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2024), and the 14th Gwangju Biennale, soft and weak like water (Mugak Temple, 2023). She also participated in the Gangneung International Art Festival 2022 (GIAF22) Tale of a City (Seobu Market Yejip, 2022)