“End of Summer” Installation view at ThisWeekendRoom ©ThisWeekendRoomFrom August 4 to September 9, ThisWeekendRoom will present End of Summer, a solo exhibition by Seounghee Lee (b. 1994).
Lee’s work is based on the bond between dogs and humans and explores the possibility of human-animal interaction and coexistence. The artist humorously twists the figure of the dog and tells stories through various medium such as painting, installation, and sculpture.
In this exhibition, the mythological and narrative elements of dogs in different cultures are used to create a surrealistic representation of dogs. Using various narratives such as tarot cards that predict the future, a wish-granting stone mortar, constellation myths, and Greek mythology, the artist intersects humans, gods, and animals on the screen. In < End of Summer >(2023), several mythological narratives such as Artemis and Actaeon are interwoven with the figure of dog. In the large, blue-tinged painting, the dog rides a unicorn in the center, while scenes reminiscent of mythology are recreated on either side of him, like scenes of a fantasy. In the three-dimensional work < Human, What are you Worry About? > (2023), a dog takes the form of a monk, and in < Dogtail Flower > (2023), a blue hand holds a foxtail, transforming the dog’s figure in a humorous and affectionate way.
As the artist says that she finds the story of the night sky in the scattered dog food, the exhibition draws the viewer into the world of the work with its intimate gaze.
