The war in Ukraine (2022) made me realize my assumptions about wars and conflicts were shallow. My self-reflections are twofold. First, I was simply innocent to have thought that there would be no more physical aggressions in the world that would culminate in war. In addition, I was unaware of the many other wars and…
Read MoreTimeSheet – Moments When War Begins (2022)
13 Fruitcakes (2019)
13 Fruitcakes is a performance directed by Byungkoo Ahn, with original music by Gihieh Lee and words by the likes of Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman. The show illustrates rather untold stories of prominent LGBTQ+ figures who have influenced humanity with their brilliant works and inspiration throughout the history, and by doing so celebrates the…
Read MoreDebris Space (2018)
Astronaut’s Lost Glove Collaboration with Hyomin Kim. SVA Visible Futures Lab AiR Project. Description Debris Space is a levitation art installation made of lost objects in space. Man-made space debris has been piled up and increasing in its numbers since the beginning of the space program. Through this project, the team intends to address the…
Read MoreVisualizing The Invisible (2017)
Visualizing The Invisible | Text in PDF During the Interim workshop Visualizing The Invisible, we endeavored to look at natural phenomena (namely time, water, magnetic fields and wind) with a fresh perspective and learn from the invisible cues that Nature gives us. How can we visualize time other than by the numbers on a clock? What does…
Read MoreMagnetic Field Drawing Station (2016)
Interactive Drawing station made for Unseen Forces Exhibition
Read MoreSpatial Magnetic Field Visualization (2016)
Collaboration with Space Physicist Hyomin Kim, Research Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Description Spatial Magnetic Field Visualization is a kinetic art installation consisted of magnetic field generators (solenoids) and a three-dimensional grid of ball magnetic compasses to visualize magnetic field changes. It is a physical space that emulates the…
Read MorePlus Belle Haleine (2016)
Background 2016 marks the centennial anniversary of Dadaism. I contributed to Dadaclub‘s initiative that celebrates the beginning of this conceptual art movement (Published online here) by revisiting the original artworks made in those era. I created “Plus Belle Haleine” based on Man Ray’s work “Belle Haleine”. (View Original) Concept With my limited French language knowledge,…
Read MoreMagnetic Field Drawing (2016)
Ongoing Project. Images created from a magnetic field visualization app. Made with MaxMSP, Arduino circuit with a magnetometer and everyday objects (a nail clipper, a ladle, scissors, fridge magnets, an AAA battery, etc) interfering the local magnetic field. Made for a K-12 STEAM workshop in Korea.
Read MoreAccordion Mask (2015)
Prototype/Concept test. Developed during residency at Signal Culture and the Staten Island Makerspace Work in Progress. Test Video A video posted by Inhye Lee (@to_ot_to_ot) on Sep 16, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT
Read MoreFamily Tree Project (2015)
The Packer-Bialik Family Dualscopy Lenticular prints, flip book, ongoing project Image sequence from Rachel and Joyce (Daughter and Mother) Related project: http://www.inhyelee.com/portfolio/family-tree-project-2014/
Read MoreSmile Trio: Who thought of this little song (2014)
Concept Faces turn from frowns to smiles when people are near, then they start singing. Keep these little guys company and make them happy. Photo credit (left): Faye Chou Documentation Video This video from instagram well-captures the one to one interaction with a smile. A video posted by Inhye Lee (@to_ot_to_ot) A whole view Music …
Read MoreAccordion Face (2014)
Continued from Accordion Face (2013) Documentation Video
Read MoreFamily Tree Project (2014)
Concept Visualization of the lineage of family members. The first part of this project is the Kim-Choe family. They have produced two children in their marriage, ultimately connecting two distinct families by blood. Pictures of their extended family are gathered and made into a sequence of faces that exhibit the linkages between them. I intend to…
Read MoreAccordion Face (2013)
Concept One of my interests is repurposing familiar objects such as toys (block toys, classic children’s books) or musical instruments (piano, xylophone, accordion) that I grew up playing with. By assigning different roles to these familiar items, I want to recreate the mesmerizing moment that we all had as kids when focused on the activity of…
Read MorePiano: Face Jumble (2013)
Concept Play music. Jumble face. This piece started as a sequel to Face Book with a Hole where I borrowed the idea of a die-cut book that connects a page to the next via a hole on a page. I intended to convey the connection between human emotions by creating connected faces in the book.…
Read MoreHow is it going for Dummies (Remastered!) (2012)
Concept “How is it going for Dummies” is a fake-tutorial video originally made as a part of Alien Song project in 2003. This old video was remastered for an installation “How is it going for Dummies (Remastered! 2012 Edition)” in 2012. The installation was conceptualized for “That Object is a Work of Art” exhibition, a…
Read MoreEmotional Block: This Block is Rotatable (2012)
Concept There are times that I feel as if my head is stuck in a small shoebox, a fish tank or a hole in the wall. I fear that I simply cannot get out of it. It feels like my brain is trapped there and I am the only one who doesn’t realize that this feeling…
Read MoreFace Book With A Hole – Four Emotions (2011)
Full Title Face Book With A Hole – Four Emotions / 구멍난 얼굴북 – 희노애락 Concept Borrowing a classic children’s book format (die-cut book), where viewers see a part of next page through a hole, I intended to create a series of faces that lead into one another. I wanted to share and mix visual…
Read MoreWeather / Neighborhood Project (2010)
Description After participating in the HOOSAC RIVER LIGHTS IIa Festival, I grew interested in projecting images on various natural environment. Depending on the location and the given weather, interesting visual effect can be created. Cloudy sky can be very interesting canvas, as can the ever changing falling snow. Here are some experiments on a snowy…
Read MoreMermaid Octopus and Fish (2009-2010)
Description Mermaid Octopus and Fish is a multi screen video piece that is projected onto the water and concrete wall of a river. It is made for the HOOSAC RIVER LIGHTS IIa in North Adams, MA. We participated in the same festival in 2008 and created a mural of wishing lights, which turned on with…
Read MoreWishing Light Bridge (2008)
Description “Wishing light bridge” is a mural of low-tech light sculptures that invite people to share their thoughts. Adopting the custom of coin throwing to make a wish, “Wishing Light Bridge” encourages individuals to write down their wishes, turn the light on with a coin and collaboratively decorate the space with the light panel. We…
Read MoreTypoBlok (2007)
Elevator pitch TypoBlok is a building block toy that can create typefaces through play. Idea development I started this project while taking Judith Landsman‘s typography class at Parsons School of Design (Spring 2007). My goal was to create a 3-dimensional box that uses either one letter or one word as a design element. Instead, I used…
Read MoreZig Zag Muzig Block (2004-2006)
Elevator pitch Zig Zag Muzig Block (ZZMB) is a three-block-structured interactive visual music toy. In this work, blocks work as the sound controller as well as the visual container. This upgraded version of the analogue mix-and-match character toy, ZZMB allows users to compose a new character’s moving image by twisting the blocks in order to…
Read MoreChoir Xylophone (2003)
Elevator pitch Choir Xylophone is an interactive musical toy that uses a singer’s visual image and sound to represent the different notes of the instrument. Each note is paired with its own unique icon. Interactivity to the video and sound Editing is often the most interesting and thrilling part of my video making process because…
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