Lee Dle
3,1,2, 2024
Glass (stained, fused)
8 x 6 x 6 cm
Unique work
Certificate of authenticity included
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About the work
- Materials
- Glass (stained, fused)
- Dimensions
- 8 x 6 x 6 cm
- Frame
- Frame not included
- Signature
- Unsigned
- Certificate Of Authenticity
- Certificate included
<3, 1, 2> is an installation that reconstructs the trained movements of a climber through a piece of glass. Climbers are always in tension with gravity, carefully calculating their next move, coordinating their bodies in the fraction of a second that delays their fall. The artist visualizes this moment of concentration, choice, and decision-making in the face of danger as a piece of glass in the form of a rock. The glass is like a small hold protruding from the rock, supporting the climber's body and indicating the next direction. Each piece is anchored in the same way, but creates a different path and narrative depending on the readiness and response of the person standing in front of it. The work tensionally reveals the relationship between body and object, structure and suspense.
About the artist
Lee Dle observes how athletes in sports such as climbing, archery, and wrestling intuitively adjust and maneuver within unpredictable environments. Drawing from these embodied strategies, Lee explores sculptural thinking through material encounters, allowing physical matter to guide reflections on form, gravity, and the world it inhabits. Working primarily with glass, cement, plaster, and ceramic, Lee treats materials not as passive mediums but as active partners—often in tension with gravity and the artist’s own body. Her practice revolves around moments of negotiation, failure, and balance, visualizing the fleeting yet charged space between intent and accident. Through the conceptual lens of “freestyle”—a mode where improvisation is both liberating and precise—Lee reinterprets the language of sport and translates it into a sculptural syntax that embraces uncertainty and chance as formative elements.