Exhibition Information

Exhibition view

(Source = Perigee Gallery)

Exhibition view

(Source = Perigee Gallery)

Exhibition view

(Source = Perigee Gallery)

Exhibition view

(Source = Perigee Gallery)

			A Piece
Seung Oh Shin (Director of Perigee Gallery)

ByungHo Lee has been employing the human body as the subject matter of his pieces since his early career and pursuing constantly changing fluid sculptures, breaking away from firmly fixed sculptures. The subject he has thoroughly delved into begins with analyzing and observing forms of the human body in diverse sculptural methodologies. More precisely, he contemplates the separation of the head, arms, and legs alongside a voluminous torso. With the question, “How should I view these separated parts” he has turned his attention to the matter of connection and separation as well as dependence and independence. Let’s find some clues in Eccentric Abattis, which he keeps adopting as the title of his work. Abattis is a French term referring to leftover pieces of poultry such as wings, feet, and giblets, especially unchosen parts in cooking. All the same, he does not regard it as a fragmentary thing separated without meaning but sees it as a formative object with the possibility of being recombined and as something intact. Thus, the connection of parts is one of the seminal themes in his work. In addition to this, Lee is also interested in the matter of reproduction. These are important elements that forge the basis of his process.
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(Source = Perigee Gallery)