ARTIST

Hong Lee, Hyun-Sook (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 that goes beyond the boundaries between humans and non-humans. HONG LEE envisions a space where humans and non-humans coexist and interact. Having majored in sculpture in university, she works with various media, including video installation, performance, and photography. 
 
Her 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 at (Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, 2024), Seeing in the Dark at 2024 Busan Biennale (Busan Museum of Contemporary Art, 2024, Busan Biennale), Connecting Bodies – Asian Women Artists (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2024), and soft and weak like water at the 14th Gwangju Biennale (Mugak Temple, 2023). She also participated in the 1st Gangneung International Art Festival (Seobu Market Yejip, 2022).