Hye Rim Lee ‘Rose of Sharon’
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Medium: Ed 1/5 Digital C Print
As the Rose of Sharon it appears in the Song of Songs, a series of lyrical poems in the Bible, for Lee, the narrative is a spiritual journey of intimacy in which ‘the bride desires to be touched by the Word of God because she knows that His love is far better than all the pleasures of the world’. The colors and textures serve as powerful symbols, depicting the depth and diverse attributes of Lee’s transformation. Glass can easily reform and change the form into others; it speaks to the symbology of two opposing states to find beauty that is found and remains in brokenness. It also creates a space where hope is imminent and brings healing and restoration to the wounded soul.
Hye Rim Lee
Hye Rim Lee is an intermedia artist working across digital, sculptural and performance platforms, particularly specializing in 3D animation and other computer-generated imagery. Through TOKI, Hye Rim delved into her own sense of shifting identity as a Korean-born woman living in New Zealand, moving to New York, and then back to New Zealand. Hye Rim studied at Elam School of Fine Arts, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Intermedia and Time Based Arts. Hye Rim’s works have been exhibited all over New Zealand and the world, including Kukje Gallery in Seoul, Max Lang Gallery in New York, Galerie Volker Deihl in Berlin, and at a number of collateral exhibitions at the Venice Biennale.
