Installations / Sculptures
Curated by Seongeun Lee
Shown at Chamber Gallery in Seoul February 26 to March 15, 2026
Shown at Chamber Gallery in Seoul February 26 to March 15, 2026
The exhibition is themed around a central metaphor of the mayfly. Harusari, the Korean word for mayfly which also translates literally to “one day living thing” This work stems from the my childhood memories of growing up in a waterfront village in China. I recall collecting mayfly larvae from a stream and hiding them in a jar inside of a sock drawer. They one day transformed into adults and to my surprise flew away as I opened the drawer. I see the mayfly as a dialectical synthesis of both the past and present. The life of a mayfly; who spends virtually all of its life underwater only to emerge briefly as a “one day living thing;” resonates with my own experience moving to the UK at the age of seven. I don't see myself being either British or Chinese, I find comfort at the intersection of where these discordant experiences collide and mingle.