For Lee – who we featured in the magazine last year, in B+W 287 – the act of photographing is a deeply personal process; she seeks to convey what is felt rather than seen. Her work moves freely between calligraphic delicacy and stark geometry. In Iceland, the sparse, primal landscapes allowed her to further simplify her compositions.
Image: ©Jungjin Lee, courtesy Huxley-Parlour, London
Trained in traditional calligraphy and ceramics, Lee pushes the boundaries of photography by using the organic qualities of paper and the physicality of the printing process. Over the decades she has developed a method for printing photographs on to Hanji (traditional Korean paper).
Image: ©Jungjin Lee, courtesy Huxley-Parlour, London
Image: ©Jungjin Lee, courtesy Huxley-Parlour, London
‘Jungjin Lee: Unseen’ runs until 5 July at Huxley-Parlour, 45 Maddox Street, London, W1S 2PE.
Image: ©Jungjin Lee, courtesy Huxley-Parlour, London