Jeiryung Lee
Untitled (T-shirts)
Jersey Fabric, Indian ink
2024
Untitled (T-shirts) was developed as a body of textual installation work. It consisted of four texts hand-painted t-shirts that are more extensive than ordinary ones by the extent of the writing. These texts created the vivid imagery of a palpable sense of distress and anguish, which Lee observed from her mother with anxiety disorder and her own experience within. The length of the T-shirts echoed the duration of how much the anxious protagonist had to say, reflecting the culture of t-shirts as a medium for self-expression, heightening the exhaustion and discomfort.
About Jeiryung Lee's artistic focus revolves around writing. She sees the act of writing as an experience of liberation from personal and societal repression, particularly exploring its role and realm in mental disorders. Handling language as a physical material and a tool, Jei breaks down and reassembles written text across installations, sculptures, drawings and other mediums.
Jersey Fabric, Indian ink
2024
Untitled (T-shirts) was developed as a body of textual installation work. It consisted of four texts hand-painted t-shirts that are more extensive than ordinary ones by the extent of the writing. These texts created the vivid imagery of a palpable sense of distress and anguish, which Lee observed from her mother with anxiety disorder and her own experience within. The length of the T-shirts echoed the duration of how much the anxious protagonist had to say, reflecting the culture of t-shirts as a medium for self-expression, heightening the exhaustion and discomfort.
About Jeiryung Lee's artistic focus revolves around writing. She sees the act of writing as an experience of liberation from personal and societal repression, particularly exploring its role and realm in mental disorders. Handling language as a physical material and a tool, Jei breaks down and reassembles written text across installations, sculptures, drawings and other mediums.