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Embrace a longing for nature with artist, Miyeon Lee.
During her residency at the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Miyeon Lee created a series entitled, Absence of Mountains. Feeling a visceral sense of longing, her works at the time portrayed the flat plains and stark emptiness of the Dutch landscape in stark contrast to the warmth and familiarity of home.
While based in Chur, Switzerland, towering mountains and dense alpine forests attuned her to nature in a way she had never experienced before. Miyeon experimented with various types of media, ultimately gravitating toward oil bars and the use of thick black lines reminiscent of traditional oriental paintings. The tactile quality of the medium enabled her to share the magnitude of her surroundings and immortalize what she refers to as the sentimentality of the trees.
Miyeon’s focus lies in the pure act of creation, and for her, the process is as significant as the outcome. Whether depicting the intricate patterns of tree trunks or unscripted displays of light and shadow across mountain slopes, she pauses, observes, and connects with the vitality of the moment. Belonging in nature, she transcreates the many masterpieces that germinate within.
