Transition III

LEE jaiik’s organic structural piece Transition III contains the transformation of life through the spatiality, form, and material property that is created by the combination of metal panels. This piece belongs to the Transition series , which was inspired by the irregularity of moon jars, and resembles the form of living organism. The piece appears flexibile as it consists of repeated patterns that show slight variation of form, becoming an organism that holds the entire process of creation under its skin. The form of this piece, which seems to have been inflated, and the material properties unique to metal can be interpreted as one moment in the life of an organism that has tried to preserve itself, an aspect of biological evolution. This piece was materialized traditional metal craft techniques. Porcelain pigments were thinly applied to the surface to express the outer skin and color of a living organism. The marks and discolorations created from welding the pieces together are intentionally exposed as part of the formative element of the work.