JeeYoung Lee Interview by Liz Rice McCray
Dear Reader: There is a multitude of factors that come into play when researching and featuring artists for BL!SSS Magazine. As you know, art is personal, photography is personal, and many things that are written and published in this magazine may or may not be your cup of tea (or even mine)… and that’s more than ok. It comes down to exposure and sharing art with everyone.
So this month we are sharing JeeYoung Lee’s photography, which
is a personal favorite of mine. These surreal photographs have
been tucked away in a folder on my desktop for months… I often pull them up as random examples and for inspiration. JeeYoung Lee transforms her tiny studio into surreal, dream-like habitats and then photographs herself within it (no photo manipulation or Photoshop involved). Each staged photo tells a story as if she is reading excerpts from her diary, sharing secrets and answers at the same time. These photos are laced with hope, love, and deep internal conflict, and they are rich with creative process. Many thanks to Caroline Courly of OPIOM Gallery (opiomgallery.com) for assisting us in putting together this interview and thank you JeeYoung for taking the time to answer our questions.