Hyundo Lee
(KR)

My work does not end when I put down my brush. Rather, it begins anew. The process of scraping and carving away layers of paint is a repetition of deconstruction and reconstruction. Using tools like sandpaper, grinders, and utility knives to grind and carve the surface, I leave behind traces of time, bodily movement, and sensation. These marks are not merely physical traces but records and remnants of the process I have undergone.

A work of art is not something that can be completed by the artist alone. Through encounters with the audience, meaning is newly constructed, unexpected interpretations emerge, and entirely different flows may arise. Such changes are not inevitable but rather feel natural and necessary.

For me, the work is not a closed result but an open process of building relationships. Through repetition, traces, interpretation, and expansion, I attempt to create a dialogue between art and life, between myself and others.

(Photo © Haesoek Foundation)