Fine Art nominee

Most Koreans dislike the building, which is covered with brightly colored cheapie signboards because they were educated that the signboards remind them of the chaotic history of S. Korean economic development. The S. Korea’s government declared that it would take all possible measures to improve that. It is a specific feature of S.Korean society, if the government focuses its attention on any field, the situation would change dramatically under the new legislation. It is easy to speculate that signboards are going to disappear.

But I can recognize some positive desire of the owners of it. They want to get attention for promoting their livelihood so that they use brighter colors and bolder fonts. It makes buildings beautiful. In my opinion, it is rather dynamic and gorgeous, not the type of conclusion commonly associated with a tragic developing history of Korea.

The Life of S.Koreans who work hard and seek a better life for themselves and their family is implicit in the signboards. At the beginning of this project, I agreed with our government. But I changed my mind. I will contend that this is beautiful. The surfaces of the buildings keep changing with the desire of S.Korean.

Jung Ui Lee(M.A.) is a S.Korean photographer noted for his determination to document all of the architecture and street scenes of S.Korea. Most of his photographs are urban landscapes. He focuses attention on trivial scenes and objects in which symbols and signs could be found.

He studied photography at Chung-ang University in S.Korea and earned a Master's degree at the University of Art and Design Linz in Austria. Currently, he gives a lecture on photography and is working on several photo projects for Suwon hwa-sung and Korean churchs.

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Solo Exhibition
2022 04 Young Artist Exhibition, Urban Community, Ansan S.Korea
2019 10 Stadt Fotografie - Linz Verändert., Kunstunibibliothek Linz Austria

Group Exhibition
2023 10 'Change: transition, innovation or revolution?’, Green Hill Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2023 09 'International Day of the Photography, inspired by Nicephore Niépce', Radison Collection Old Mill Belgrade, Serbia
2023 04 Saramago through the Lens, Uk Parobrod, Belgrade Serbia
2022 11 Saramago through the Lens, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
2022 05 The Human Blue Print, Rotterdam Photo Festival, Rotterdam NL
2021 09 New Thinking, New Art 2021, leeseoulgallery, Seoul S.Korea
2021 06 Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize Group Exhibition, Ashurst Gallery, London UK