- Nazraeli Press 2026
- Hardback, 1st edition, 102p
- New
“This new body of work was all made last year, in Iceland. The specific topographies there provided Lee with what she needed: dramatic vistas capable of carrying the epic literary qualities of her work, the full range of human emotion. They are brooding, fearsome and roar with the supremacy of nature. The landscape, to Lee, is an expression of existential angst and metaphorical musings. Out there is the only subject capable of holding everything that’s in here, in us.” - The Guardian
South Korean artist Jungjin Lee’s newest imprint, Unseen – Works in Iceland, features 56 landscape photographs taken in 2024. Lee’s distinctive technique, in which she creates prints on traditional mulberry paper, hand painted with emulsion, results in images at once delicate and stark. The sharp contrast between the dark landscapes and the melting snow renders some images nearly abstract, while other subjects – rocky peaks, cliffs, valleys and islands – show superb detail in their varied, charcoal tones.
Born in 1961, Lee was trained in calligraphy as a child. She received her BA in Ceramics from Hong Ik University and with a MA in Photography from New York University. She has worked between the United States and South Korea for over 30 years.
