My joy comes from expressing and celebrating the strength, beauty, and survival of the weak

Art Selections from: Lee Nan Young

Personal Statement

Decolonization. Incarnation. Liberation.

When I hear words like these, I feel repulsion rather than excitement. These are popular words for the educated and powerful. When I fight against power, this vocabulary never enters my mind.
​
When I see the powerful crushing the weak, anger and sadness force me to make art. My joy comes from expressing and celebrating the strength, beauty, and survival of the weak. That is all.

---

Nan Young Lee

is a painter, writer, and performance artist from Korea. Her art most often focuses on nature and social justice struggles. Currently she is completing a book of art and essays about the neighbor landscapes, trees, animals and people in the small village where she is rooted.