
Mire Lee
Untitled (hanging burlap with many holes in cement and rubber #1), 2024
Burlap, unfired clay, and resin
Dimensions:
15 x 46 7/8 x 3 1/4 inches
38 x 119 x 8 cm
15 x 46 7/8 x 3 1/4 inches
38 x 119 x 8 cm
Meant to evoke physical sensations and bodily experience, Untitled (hanging burlap with many holes in cement and rubber #1) is emblematic of Mire Lee’s lifelong engagement with the topics of...
Meant to evoke physical sensations and bodily experience, Untitled (hanging burlap with many holes in cement and rubber #1) is emblematic of Mire Lee’s lifelong engagement with the topics of intimacy, consumption, tactility, violence, and the female body. The net-like appearance of the work attempts to break down any boundary that exists between the internal “mind” and the external “body”, and present us with the existential and temporary nature of our own flesh. The sensations and visuals in this work are inspired by the visual culture around “vore”, or vorarephilia, a fetish for the consumption or swallowing of another person as an expression of extreme affection or desire for closeness. Like organs laid bare, with no protection, Lee’s sculptures contain a surprising intimacy and beauty, alongside their gore and transgression.
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