In an attempt to materialize such ungraspable things as time and the human relationship to time, my work explores the idea of transience and ephemerality through materials that are perceivable by humans. Giving form to something that is constantly in flux through the use of light, membrane-like objects like blown glass orbs, and architectural elements, my work is scaled for participants to perceive the presence of change in the medium of time. I weave in varied forms of reflection to shift the focus to the way we perceive things, rather than the thing itself, questioning visual perception as an approximation of truth. Through multi-layered/multi-dimensional abstractions, the work meditates on the constantly shifting perception and spaces where meaning is generated.
Juyon Lee is a South Korea-born artist based in the Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts and Brooklyn, New York. With her interest in limits and fluidity in perception of time and space, Lee makes multidimensional works composed of architectural elements, functional and nonfunctional objects with ethereal materials like light and air. Lee has exhibited widely, including New Bedford Art Museum, Tufts University Art Galleries, and Collar Works. Lee was an artist-in-residence at The Studios at MASS MoCA, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and more. She is the recipient of notable awards, including St. Botolph Club Foundation’s Emerging Artist Award and Wellesley College Alice C. Cole Studio Grant. Lee received her MFA from SMFA at Tufts University.
