Sisan Lee(b.1995) explores how materials found in the surrounding environment can be expanded within new contexts. He collects a range of materials, including stone, wood, marble, and metal, and takes the inherent qualities of each material, as well as the traces left by their processes of formation, as the starting point of his work. Through sculptural methods such as casting, rearranging, enlarging, and combining, he preserves the characteristics of the materials while creating new relationships and functions. This investigation extends into sculpture, furniture, and installation.
WORKS
Proportions of stone
Neo Primitive
Megalith
Earth Pieces
X Chair
PROJECTS
GUCCI ‘Bamboo Encounters’
RIMOWA Event in Seoul
RIMOWA ‘As seen by’
RAINS in Coex
RAINS in Seoungsu
OMAR AFRIDI Showroom in Tokyo
OMAR AFRIDI ‘Primitive Tech’
OMAR AFRIDI Exclusive Hanger
ARKET in Jamsil
YOUTH Store in Seoungsu
OBSCURA Store in Dosan
OBSCURA Store in Seoungsu
PRESS
INFORMATION
‹Engraved› reinterprets bamboo—long associated with the Gucci brand—through a contemporary perspective informed by Korean aesthetics. Rather than depicting bamboo directly, the work translates its presence through relief and intaglio, reflecting the belief that Korean beauty emerges not through addition but through subtraction. Inspired by the spaciousness of traditional ink paintings and the restrained elegance of Joseon porcelain, the engraved traces become subtle gestures that reveal presence through absence.
The work is produced using aluminum casting, allowing molten metal to gradually form a raw, primitive texture within a sand mold. The engraved bamboo patterns are polished to reflect light, while the surrounding surfaces retain a rough finish, creating contrast within a single material. Extending across the broad aluminum plane, the engraved marks function not as ornament but as a means of amplifying emptiness, transforming absence into a quiet sculptural presence.
The work is produced using aluminum casting, allowing molten metal to gradually form a raw, primitive texture within a sand mold. The engraved bamboo patterns are polished to reflect light, while the surrounding surfaces retain a rough finish, creating contrast within a single material. Extending across the broad aluminum plane, the engraved marks function not as ornament but as a means of amplifying emptiness, transforming absence into a quiet sculptural presence.