Korean artist and interior designer Sisan Lee is known for amalgamating natural forms with industrial, fabricated metal elements, an approach he has had for several years now. His earlier works comprise stainless sheets arranged around rough stones, or items cast from tree stumps and branches, resulting in functional sculptures that juxtapose nature and artificiality; Neolithic and contemporary.
For his latest exhibition, titled X, Lee has leant fully into the industrial side of his practice, removing the boulders and logs, and instead focusing fully on metalwork and the intriguing results obtained as a result of different manufacturing techniques. 'Elements or phenomena occurring in the surrounding industrial process were explored, and the natural appearance of the industry was captured and expressed as works of various things such as furniture and objects,' said Lee, who worked with Tariq Dixon of design studio and curatorial platform Trnk on the collection.
