Lee Sun Joo

Lee Sun Joo’s Untold series investigates personal memories and emotions embedded within everyday objects. Items collected by the artist such as bojagi traditional wrapping cloth, plain cotton cloth, seeds, eggs, and stones are simply rearranged in her works that emphasize the restrained palette and textures, transforming simple still life photographs into a medium that recalls memories. Central to the series is the bojagi. The visualized act of wrapping and unwrapping reveals the temporality and invisible sentiments etched into objects. It also evokes the traditional Korean values of family, care, communal solidarity, and warmth. While her works are rooted in her personal experience, Lee expands them to bear social and cultural meanings, striving to revive and preserve fading memories and sensations. At the same time, she invites viewers to reencounter and reflect upon the traces of Korean culture, tradition, and everyday life.