Photographer Lee Jung-jin has launched a major solo exhibition titled "Unseen/Thing" at PKM Gallery in Seoul, marking her first solo show in six years. The exhibition is divided into two parts: her latest "Unseen" series, captured during a 2024 trip to Iceland, and her "Thing" series from the early 2000s, which features analog still lifes printed on traditional Korean hanji paper. The new works depart from Lee’s previous focus on the static silence of deserts, instead capturing the volatile, forceful energy of the Icelandic landscape.
This exhibition is significant as it showcases the evolution of a world-renowned artist whose work is held in major institutions like the Met and the Whitney. By pairing new digital explorations of nature with her signature analog hanji prints, the show highlights Lee’s unique position in contemporary photography—moving the medium away from mere documentation toward a meditative, tactile form of fine art that emphasizes the emotional encounter between the artist and her subject.