Stone on Edge , 2020
48 x 138 in (h x w)
mixed media, variable installation

“Stone on the Edge” is a reinterpretation of the boundaries of the 'Free Zone', which has lost its memory as a river. A sharp tension is created by the sculptural shape of the two iron plates leaning on each other, like humans, and the empty and irrelevant space created underneath them. The space inside the “wall” is a state of vacuum, arrested in time by the creation of the 'Free Zone'. The steel plates come together to support the large boulder placed precariously, beyond reach, above them. The weight of the boulder is ambiguous and deceptive. These sculptural elements fuse to tell an allegorical narrative of history and politics between North and South Korea: suspicious of each other but still leaning against one another. “Stone on the Edge” speaks to the discourse and tension of decades of inter-Korean relations, and the very real absence of space in the 'Free Zone'.

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Tae-soo Lee
As an installation artist, Tae-soo Lee is working on engaging all senses to “see” the differences between what is seen and the actual physical properties of an object. His works have been installed in Sejong City Government Building, Gwangmyeong Station, Booyoung House Namyangju, Chuncheon, Korea Land and Housing Corporation Daegu, Daejeon, Sejong City, and National Intangible Heritage Center. He is currently working as a full-time writer and is a member of the Modern Space Society.

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