Lives and works in London. She graduated with a degree in BFA in Painting at the College of Art and Design in Seou, Korea( 2009-2013). From 2013 to 2015 she enrols at the Royal College of Art in London in MA Jewellery & Metal. The artist had different experiences in production and design in London and her works had been exhibited in different places such as London, Oxford, Munich and Vilinius.
The Uncanny Necklace started from a fantasy novel ‘The Nutcracker’ by E.T Hoffmann. She combined jewellery with the delusional story that lifeless toys became animate and engaged in the affair. Twisted and segmented Barbie’s hand made by polished metal acquires different physical, emotional, and functional identity from its original.
E-mail yunjung.lee@network.rca.ac.uk
Phone 07497815690
Website www.leeyunjung.com