“SAMSAM” Installation view ©Gallery Hyundai
Gallery Hyundai presents Seulgi Lee (b. 1972)’s solo exhibition, “SAMSAM,” through August 4. “SAMSAM” revolves around Lee’s new series, BIANE Hanging Board Project, created during her few months-long stay in Korea, and showcases approximately thirty of her major works including new works from the Blanket Project U series that Lee has continuously presented, a redesigned large-scale installation SLOW WATER, and KUNDARI, K, and BAGATELLE that together constitute in Ramie Dancheong Mural, traversing all floors of Gallery Hyundai.
The title of the exhibition, “SAMSAM,” is inspired by the Korean term ‘samsamhada (삼삼하다),’ which serves as an apt summary of Seulgi Lee’s creative practice overall. Much like the variating meanings of this term ranging from “the appearance looks decent” to “crystal clear as if seeing it right in front of your eyes,” Lee’s works venture beyond universal and immutable significations of subjects and objects. Instead, like living beings, they embrace a wide spectrum of meanings and sensations that look into the past and present of human civilization.
Seulgi Lee studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and has participated in numerous exhibitions including “Burning Down The House” (Gwangju Biennale, 2014), “Intense Proximity” (La Triennial, Palais de Tokyo, 2012), “Evento” (Biennale de Bordeaux, 2009), “Annual Report” (Gwangju Biennale, 2007) amongst others.
From 2001 to 2003, the artist founded and ran the alternative space ‘Paris Project Room.’ She has been chosen to participate in the prestigious Korean Artist Prize held at the MMCA 2020.
