Lee Jimin's Textile Sculptures Hollow Out Everyday Objects at Fakery

Lee Jimin, a South Korean artist born in 1999, specializes in creating translucent textile sculptures that preserve the shapes of recognizable items while leaving their interiors hollow. Her upcoming project for 2024, titled Transparent Imagination, centers around the theme of the cup, encouraging contemplation of everyday actions and personal recollections. The term Fakery evokes a fictional bakery, where commonplace objects are reimagined through textile artistry. Lee graduated with a degree in Fiber Arts from Ewha Womans University in 2022. In 2024, she will take part in an artist residency at Marunuma Art Park in Japan, showcasing her solo exhibition 続く in Asaka. Previously, she exhibited 차 린 in 2023 at Magpie & Tiger Sinsa Tea Room in Seoul. Her art explores the interplay between presence and absence.