​Jay Lee, South Korea / Nomadic

Jay Lee (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist whose process-driven practice evolves in response to location, merging painting, installation, ceramics, glass, photography, videography, bio-based materials, and found objects. Defined by an investigative approach to materiality and place, her work employs site-specific techniques and historical processes to construct dynamic, evolving narratives. Working at the intersection of natural history, geography, and time, she integrates local pigments, historical binding mediums, and experimental sculptural elements such as bioplastics and glass to explore the tension between permanence and impermanence.

With a strong international presence, Jay has exhibited in the UK, New York, Copenhagen, Mexico City, and Seoul. She has participated in residencies worldwide, including GlogauAIR (Germany), Uncool Artist (New York), Arthereistanbul (Turkey), El Sur (Mexico City), TEXERE (Oaxaca), and Residencia Corazón (Buenos Aires), continually expanding her research into how materials shape memory, identity, and cultural narratives.

In 2025, Jay is deepening her research on glaciers by exploring water and natural color through traditional dyeing techniques. Through artist residencies in Argentina and Norway, she examines the material and conceptual impact of time and transformation as a means of internal reflection. Her evolving body of work creates immersive, sensory experiences that connect audiences to broader themes of landscape, home, and the ephemeral nature of existence.

​Meet Jay at her Open Studio event at Atelier 11 during the 2025 European Heritage Days, September 20-21, 2025.

Atelier 11, with its rich historical significance, provides an ideal setting to expand my research on time, place, and material evolution. During my residency, I will explore how my nomadic journey—traveling across continents from the South to the North—takes on new site-specific meaning in Paris. My work will create a contemplative space that reflects on the ever-evolving self and shifting landscapes.