PALIMPSEST. SEGMENTS OF RE-ENSCRIPTION is an architectural search for traces by the German-Korean artist Jeewi Lee, curated by Laura Holzberg, Artistic Direction DAZ.
Duration of the exhibition
February 10–May 7, 2023 (extended!)
Wed–Sun, 3–8 PM
Opening event
February 9, 2023 at 7PM
Introductory talk with artist Jeewi Lee and curator Laura Holzberg, Artistic Direction DAZ. Admission is free.
Press Preview
February 9, 2023 at 6PM
If you are interested in attending the press preview and tour, kindly register via e-mail.
Further dates coming soon.
A constructed and inhabited house is just like a second skin; it shows traces of aging and use, telling stories of past times. Jeewi Lee recontextualizes individual architectural components as spatial installations, through extracting the object from buildings and recomposing them within the exhibition space.
For PALIMPSEST, weathered roof tiles transform into a floor painting, illustrating how environmental influences can inscribe on building materials, making each tile unique. Segments of traditional hanji paper floors, which Lee took from old Korean houses, hang from the ceiling as full-size floor plans of individual rooms creating a multi-layered spatial image. Life has left traces on these floors. Jeewi Lee‘s work is an aesthetic archive of memory, a manifestation of use, function, and routines
The inscriptions of age and the tales encoded in buildings and materials constitute and enrich their identities and thus their significance for the society.
Further details about the artist at
www.jeewi.de
Photocredit: Marcus Schneider and Dirk Tacke
