Kay Seohyung Lee

Kay Seohyung Lee (이서형) was born in 1995 in Seoul, Korea. She grew up right next to the US Army Garrison Yongsan Base, in a neighborhood saturated with the sounds of US military helicopters and traces of the Korean War. Lee was raised learning how to pronounce English words before she could even write in Korean, watching movies about white Americans where people of color served as background props (and their languages treated as noises), playing games where bodies like hers were treated as villains and sexual spectacles. She moved to the US when she was 14, where she was constantly reminded of her otherness, which ultimately led her to foster intense and endless hatred toward every aspect of herself.

Lee's art unfurls like a cartography of her innermost desires and  deepest despairs. Her inside jokes with the world, snippets of current  social imagery, and countless bruises and cuts she gained during her  lifetime live together harmoniously in the strange scapes Lee creates.  In her most recent body of work, "hellscapes," Lee explores her complex  relationships with her own body, gender identity, sexuality, religion,  culture, language, relationships, and surroundings. Within her  art—whether paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, or VR  creations—she creates dreamlike landscapes where feelings of hate,  acceptance, and mild discomfort coexist, providing a glimpse into the  layers of the human experience.

Artist Website: http://kayseohyunglee.com/