GUARDIAN OF NATURE – GATEKEEPERS

In this installation at the Triennale, Guardian of Nature – Gatekeepers, Jae Joon Lee presents two doorkeepers who protect an entrance; human and animal merging together. They reflect his lifelong belief in the equality of all living creatures, human or not. It is a theme he has focused on throughout his art practice, whether it is large-scale outdoor environmental works or street furniture in ceramics, or ceramics on building facades made in collaboration with architects. Jae Joon’s work, lies conceptually within fine art, but is married to the rigour and finesse of craft. Guardian of Nature – Gatekeepers symbolises the vital importance of harmony between human beings and nature.

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JAE JOON LEE studied ceramics and earned his MFA at the Department of Fine Arts at Hongik University in Seoul, Korea. He was awarded the Grand Prix at the 19th Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Art Competition and the Bronze Prize at 2011 IDEA Design Award. His work is represented in Korea at Daemyungcondo, W-shopping mall park, Korea Ceramic Foundation, Doosan Art Square ceramic facade, YIDO Pottery, and the Ceramic facade at Myeong-dong Hanabank. He has had six solo exhibitions and has participated in more than 170 group exhibitions. He was a lecturer at Sanmyung University, Konkuk University, Namseoul University, Dankook University, Ewha Womans University, and Hongik University in Seoul, Korea. Currently he is a visiting professor at Seoul Women’s University in Seoul, Korea.