An exhibition of photographs by Jungjin Lee, known for her captivating primal landscapes, is on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery from September 12 through November 10, 2018. The exhibition, which marks Lee’s second solo show with the gallery, is entitled Opening.A book of the same name with work from 2013 to 2016 was published by Nazraeli Press last year.
Traveling to Arizona, New Mexico, and Canada, Lee captured abstract expanses of desert and mountain. Robert Frank has described her images as “landscapes without the human beast.” Harnessing the power of visual silence, her photographs inspire a sense of the deep and quiet interaction between the beholder and the elements of the earth.
With a profound understanding of texture and craftsmanship, Lee’s large format photographs, printed on Korean mulberry paper, present a weight and physical presence that is both mysterious and deliberate. Many of the images inOpeningare narrow verticals, reminiscent of the shape of hanging scrolls, which hint at Eastern philosophies and the pursuit of inner peace.
“I don’t portray landscapes or nature,” says Lee. “The desert makes me see my inner self clearly and my aim is to make images of what I feel there—my inner state of mind, the eternal sense of being open and present.”
Jungjin Lee – Opening
September 12 – November 10, 2018
Howard Greenberg Gallery
41 East 57th Street, Suite 1406
New York NY 10022
