Meant to evoke physical sensations and bodily experience, Surface with many holes: nets IV is emblematic of Mire Lee’s lifelong engagement with the topics of intimacy, consumption, tactility, violence, and the female body. The slippery net 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.