Pipe Gallery presents a two-person exhibition “Sensory Layers” by Eunkyung Lee and Hyunwoo Li, through December 20.

The works of Eunkyung Lee and Hyunwoo Li go beyond the simply layering and erasing material in a painterly manner. They unfold landscapes where sensory experiences and time intersect. While each artist addresses distinct themes and materials, they share the overarching concept of Sensory Layers, the theme of the exhibition. Through the accumulation and transformation of time and material, both artists guide the viewer toward a multi-layered sensory experience.

Eunkyung Lee (b. 1983) continues her exploration of color and material, visualizing traces of time and nature in her practice. She employs tempera pigment — minerals formed through long geological processes, imbued with traces and vitality from different eras.

By repetitively layering and scraping these pigments on the canvas, she reveals the material depth inherent in the paint and its medium, presenting not only the visual illusion but the intrinsic qualities of the material itself. The fragments of color that emerge from this process are not merely residues; they are reborn as part of the artwork. Her paintings become materials enriched with accumulated time rather than mere visual imagery.

Hyunwoo Li (b. 1990) focuses on everyday urban landscapes, such as highways, parking lot floors, building awnings, and roofs. His key approach is to capture the traces of time and changes in material in these seemingly ordinary spaces. Through meticulous and repetitive layering, he builds up the hidden depth of the everyday surface, and the subtle shifts in light and shadow transform these common spaces into areas where static sensations and layered dimensions coexist.

“Sensory Layers”
2024.11.22 – 2024.12.20
Tue-Sat 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Pipe Gallery
2F – 3F 21, Daesagwan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea

Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.