YOOJIN LEE
18th NOVEMBER - 10th DECEMBER 2022
PREVIEW: 17th NOVEMBER, 18.00 - 21.00
SEAGER presents Standby, the light wavers, the first UK solo exhibition of London-based artist Yoojin Lee. The exhibition features recent and newly commissioned work, including sound, installation, sculpture and performance. The selected works explore themes of sleep, vulnerability and resilience in a 24/7 world that demands constant activation.
The exhibition Standby, the light wavers encourages reflection on physical and mental states of being, specifically conditions of repose and suspense. It asks an important question. What does it mean to pause in a society driven by capitalist growth, speed and progress? The selected artworks waver between motifs of light / darkness, verticality / horizontality, activity / inactivity and resistance / vulnerability. The presentation includes I like to stay horizontal, (2018) an installation of photographic prints on pillowcases, strewn across the gallery floor, inviting viewers to lie down, do less and rest.
Throughout the course of the exhibition and thereafter, Lee will continue to explore sleep in relation to questions of collectivity, plurality and respect.
EVENTS
ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS: Join Yoojin in exploring the themes of the exhibition, creating texts that will be woven into an installation.
STANDBY (2015) PERFORMANCE: The titular work in the exhibition will be activated by the artist for a special performance
The exhibition is supported by Exhibition Hub, Art Department, Goldsmiths College and House of Mass.
Yoojin Lee was born in Seoul and lives in London. She works across and in-between performance, sound, text, Her work engages with conditions of (in)activity and (un)productivity; particularly by thinking/feeling through sleep, sloth and slowness.
Solo exhibitions include: Standby, the light wavers, Seager, London, UK (2022); slowth (habitats), Titanik, Turku, FI (2020); As long as there is time to sleep, bb15, Linz, AT (2018).
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