Works-Beyond Visibility

What we perceive as the world is only a narrow fraction of light – a thin slice of the spectrum that the human eye is capable of detecting. Beyond this boundary lies a vast field of information. Bees, butterflies, and many birds navigate through ultraviolet signals that reveal structures, meanings, and desires we simply cannot see. Their reality extends far beyond our visual truth.This body of work incorporates pigments that respond to ultraviolet (UV) light, allowing a concealed dimension of the artwork to surface – a latent reality that awakens only when illuminated by wavelengths outside human perception. Under normal lighting, the paintings appear complete, yet with UV illumination, hidden patterns unfold, as if the work reveals its inner memory and speaks its second language.

Through this coexistence of visibility and invisibility, I explore the idea that existence is never singular. Every form – like every life and every emotion – contains multiple truths, shaped by the one who perceives it. Reality shifts with perspective, deepens with attention, and expands when we step beyond the comfort of what we believe we know.

These works become an invitation to question the boundaries of perception:
What does the world look like outside the limits of our vision?
What stories remain unheard simply because we are not the intended audience?
How much of our own identity exists in the unseen?

By revealing what is usually hidden, I aim to remind us that the visible world is only a fragment of the whole. Beauty, meaning, and existence continue into the darkness of the spectrum – waiting to be noticed, waiting to redefine the way we sense the world.

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Ranunculus Ⅱ

Ranunculus Ⅱ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Ranunculus Ⅱ] Artist’s Note There was no other way to express you, so I picked up my brush. I didn’t want to judge or define you within the narrow limits of the word beautiful. Before my eyes unfolded your mesmerizing presence. The futile struggle of [...]

When Longing Blooms

When Longing Blooms - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [When Longing Blooms] Artist’s Note You, who bloom only when I disappear, You, who come closer with a scent clearer under the moonlight, Remain silent in the hesitation that keeps us apart, And color me with a hue deeper than silence - the color [...]

Nocturne on Canvas

Nocturne on Canvas - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Nocturne on Canvas] Artist’s Note As the soft piano melody spreads, pink petals begin to tremble. The night arrives, so quiet that even the moon holds its breath— and when the darkness flows in, she begins to sing. Can you hear her song, offering [...]

Flowers in a dream

Flowers in a dream - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Flowers in a dream] Artist’s Note Last spring, I planted carnations. In my little garden, they bloomed tirelessly until the chill of winter arrived. Even their fierce vitality could not withstand the piercing winds of deep winter. Now that spring has returned, not [...]

Revolution of Petals

Revolution of Petals - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Revolution of Petals] Artist’s Note The blooming of flowers is a revolution of nature. Especially the Deep Pink petals that pierce through the oppression of a cold winter, though delicate, hold the passion of life. The suppressed anger transforms into a hymn of freedom. [...]

Roses on the fence

Roses on the fence - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Roses on the fence] Artist’s Note A nostalgic look, a nostalgic scent The scent of spring lurked in the bitter winter winds that blew from the western continent. Even in the frozen earth, roots grow. Cries of jubilation on the fence. Triumphant passions [...]

When Spring Comes

When Spring Comes - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [When Spring Comes] Artist’s Note A nostalgic look, a nostalgic scent The scent of spring lurked in the bitter winter winds that blew from the western continent. Even in the frozen earth, roots grow. Now, in the darkness of the moonless night, they will [...]

I see you Ⅲ

I see you Ⅲ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [I see you Ⅲ] Artist’s Note You're dressed in a brilliant red, and you always make my heart skip a beat. Your ineffable scent is imprinted on my retina, telling a story in hundreds of petals. You stir my soul and make me [...]

Faded memories Ⅱ

Faded memories Ⅱ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Faded memories Ⅱ] Artist’s Note When I close my eyes, memories sometimes come back to me. I don't know where they were or what they were. No matter how hard I try to connect them, I can't remember. Maybe it was a lakeside in [...]

Dazzlingly Beautiful Ⅱ

Dazzlingly Beautiful Ⅱ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Dazzlingly Beautiful Ⅱ] Artist’s Note On a warm afternoon, the missed blossoms came to me in abundance. In the past, we had countless bittersweet partings, but this time, I can never let her go. I unfolded the easel and lifted the brush to preserve [...]

Cracks in TimeⅠ

Cracks in TimeⅠ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Cracks in Time Ⅰ] Artist’s Note An immeasurable amount of time is embedded in ancient rock. The layered traces of time are warped and distorted by gravity. And I see cracks in them. I see a struggle to break free from the bonds of [...]

Cracks in Time Ⅱ

Cracks in Time Ⅱ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Cracks in Time Ⅱ] Artist’s Note An immeasurable amount of time is embedded in ancient rock. The layered traces of time are warped and distorted by gravity. And I see cracks in them. I see a struggle to break free from the bonds [...]

Aspirations Ⅱ

Aspirations Ⅱ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Aspirations Ⅱ] Artist’s Note I've come to realize that every moment of my life is filled with aspiration. There is a desire to be loved and accepted by someone, a desire to be free from the things that bind me, and a desire to heal [...]

Aspirations Ⅰ

Aspirations Ⅰ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Aspirations Ⅰ] Artist’s Note I've come to realize that every moment of my life is filled with aspiration. There is a desire to be loved and accepted by someone, a desire to be free from the things that bind me, and a desire to heal [...]

Faded memoriesⅠ

Faded memoriesⅠ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Faded memories Ⅰ] Artist’s Note When I close my eyes, memories sometimes come back to me. I don't know where they were or what they were. No matter how hard I try to connect them, I can't remember. Maybe it was a lakeside in the [...]

Frozen Time Ⅳ

Frozen Time Ⅳ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Frozen Time Ⅳ] Artist’s Note Within the delicate, crystalline structure of a crystal lies the essence of existence. In it, I see the concept of temporal frozenness, where fragments of time are intricately intertwined to create a single, immutable moment. Like a crystal, our [...]

Apple Blossom (2024)

Apple Blossom (2024) - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Apple Blossom (2024)] Artist’s Note Her smile, that simple, beautiful little petal. This moment that comes to me again and again this year. But, her existence is to walk her path Behind her beauty and nobility that caught my eye. A deadly temptation lurks. [...]

Ocean Planet With Three Suns Ⅱ

Ocean Planet With Three Suns Ⅱ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Ocean Planet With Three Suns Ⅱ] Artist’s Note When I started this series, I often imagined an ocean planet with three suns. At the time, I was working on another piece based on snowflake objects. I closed my eyes for a [...]

Ocean Planet With Three Suns Ⅰ

Ocean Planet With Three Suns Ⅰ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Ocean Planet With Three Suns Ⅰ] Artist’s Note When I started this series, I often imagined an ocean planet with three suns. At the time, I was working on another piece based on snowflake objects. I closed my eyes for a [...]

Frozen Time Ⅲ

Frozen Time Ⅲ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Frozen Time Ⅲ] Artist’s Note Time, along with light, is the tool by which I understand the world. I live my life as I always have, using the time I have been given. Sometimes I want to freeze this time that is slipping away [...]

The Melody of Angels Ⅱ – Ver.4

The Melody of Angels Ⅱ – Ver.4 - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [The Melody of Angels Ⅱ – Ver.4] Artist’s Note A small green light spreads out. This light spreads through the intense light of 'The melody of angels’. This light comes from the third sun, 'Tears of the sacred green turtle’. [...]

The Melody of Angels Ⅱ – Ver.3

Ranunculus II - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [The Melody of Angels Ⅱ – Ver.3] Artist’s Note ‘The melody of angels' begins to beat like a heart. My consciousness is drowned out by the shifting colors. It gets a little darker. So many questions, so many answers... Now scattered into shards of light [...]

Frozen time Ⅰ,Ⅱ

Frozen time Ⅰ,Ⅱ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Frozen time Ⅰ,Ⅱ] Artist’s Note I want to bottle a frozen, cold moment in time. These are the colors and shapes I see when I close my eyes before bed these days. They come to me in a variety of shapes, textures, and colors.One [...]

The Melody of Angels Ⅱ – Ver.2

The Melody of Angels Ⅱ – Ver.2 - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [The Melody of Angels Ⅱ – Ver.2] Artist’s Note The lonely planet orbiting three suns is covered by the sea. Even the 'Melody of Angels,' which symbolized hope and comforted my weary heart, yields its place to another sun when [...]

Under the late summer sunshine

Under the late summer sunshine - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Under the late summer sunshine] Artist’s Note Under the dazzling late summer sunshine, refreshing grapes are ripening gracefully. The rich hues of the abundant fruits melt into the magic of light, appearing brighter and softer in my sight. Even the green leaves [...]

Sweet Memories in Cherries

Sweet Memories in Cherries - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Sweet Memories in Cherries] Artist’s Note There are some deliciously sweet cherries here right now. These cherries hold the colors and memories of the colorful cherry blossoms of spring. The memories of our youthful days, the memories of our passionate days, are now [...]

Color of Autum

Color of Autum - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Color of Autum] Artist’s Note The color of autumn are undeniably red. Against the backdrop of the high and blue sky, red apples eagerly await harvest, calling out to diligent farmers. The green leaves that endured the hot summer sun now gracefully yield their [...]

Dazzlingly Beautiful Ⅰ

Dazzlingly Beautiful Ⅰ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Dazzlingly Beautiful Ⅰ] Artist’s Note On a warm afternoon, the missed blossoms came to me in abundance. In the past, we had countless bittersweet partings, but this time, I can never let her go. I unfolded the easel and lifted the brush to preserve [...]

Time in a bottle Ⅰ, Ⅱ

Time in a bottleⅠ, Ⅱ - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Time in a bottle Ⅰ, Ⅱ] Artist’s Note If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I'd like to do is to save every day till eternity passes away just to spend them with you If I could [...]

A sea of three suns I

A sea of three suns I - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [A sea of three suns I] Artist’s Note There is a sea where three suns rise. It's a very deep, cold, lonely place. Stormy currents shake and throw me away. There's no night here. I need to sleep. So I have [...]

The Melody of Angels II (A sea of three suns Ⅴ)

The Melody of Angels II (A sea of three suns Ⅴ) - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [The Melody of Angels II (A sea of three suns Ⅴ)] Artist’s Note The Melody of Angels Ⅱ(A sea of three suns Ⅴ) The Melody of Angels, the dazzling sun at the forefront of the three [...]

Steel rain

Steel rain - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Steel rain] Artist’s Note The rain of steel is tearing my heart apart. This warm and peaceful place has been swallowed by bloody darkness since you left. Those cold, heavy raindrops of steel pierce the depths of my heart like bullets. The countless times and [...]

Eye of the Wise Crow

Eye of the Wise Crow - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Eye of the Wise Crow] Artist’s Note ‘Eye of the wise crow’ means eternal wisdom. Listen to your gut. You will hear messages of wisdom, hope, devotion, and peace. Tainted by animosity, war, and aggression, As the protector of the delicate beauty [...]

A sea of three suns III

A sea of three suns III - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [A sea of three suns III] Artist’s Note The eye of a wise crow, the tear of a holy green turtle, and the song of an angel. These are the names of the three suns. It's a hot midday moment. Everything [...]

A sea of three suns II

A sea of three suns II - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [A sea of three suns II] Artist’s Note A sea of three suns, this is the prison of despair. There's no one around here. This place is in my nightmare. Now I'm chanting a spell that wakes up in this repeated [...]

The Melody of Angels I

The Melody of Angels I - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [The Melody of Angels I] Artist’s Note The Melody of Angels, the dazzling sun at the forefront of the three suns, outshines all others. The sky basks in its radiance, and the desolate sea is bathed in a warm, comforting light. Those [...]

Golden gift

Golden gift - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Golden gift] Artist’s Note Adorned with small and large golden beads, this space is a realm from my lazy childhood afternoons' dreams. In the enchanting dreams of my girlhood, I received shimmering, golden beads as a gift from my future self. The scene within the [...]

In the autumn, there was a forest.

In the autumn, there was a forest. - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [In the autumn, there was a forest] Artist’s Note If you go to the autumn forest, there is a feast of various colors. I rearranged these colors into one element. Also, I disassembled and recombined the figure I saw. Then [...]

Figures in mosaic windows

Through this windows, the world is fragmented. Light is reflected and scattered. There was definitely an interpretable figure, but I can't understand it anymore. But this confusion and disorder gives me freedom. Now I can fill the world beyond the windows with my wishes. I can change the world like a wizard. Title Figures in [...]

I see you II

I see you II - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [I see you II] Artist’s Note I don't know when it started, but I feel that you are alive inside me. Now, you flow through my veins. I see you like that. Material Oil and UV-reactive pigment on canvas Size 122 x 62cm [...]

Festival

Festival - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Festival] Artist’s Note -Times Square Billboard Exhibition Contest Winner In New York (2023) hosted by Adler- Spring is the season of festivals. The festival is in full swing in my heart, too. It is a festival of light and color. It's a symphony of light and [...]

Sweaty Cherries

Sweaty Cherries - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Sweaty Cherries] Artist’s Note Sweat is hidden in the sweet, dark red blooded cherries. These cherries are from Chile. The Chilean farmer must have sweated a lot while harvesting these. I just took them out of the refrigerator. By the way, cherries are sweating, too. [...]

Apple blossom II

Apple blossom II - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Apple blossom II] Artist’s Note A small and pretty apple tree has bloomed in my front yard. The dark pink blossoms, which are different from other apple blossoms, are so cute. These blossoms bear fruits that are red to the inside of it. blossoms [...]

Temptation of lotus leaves

Temptation of lotus leaves - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Temptation of lotus leaves] Artist’s Note Lotus leaves make colorful flowers in messy places. The world concentrates on that gorgeous flower, but I want to look at the lotus leaf, which overcame the burning pains of the midsummer sun, as the main character [...]

Peach blossom

Peach blossom - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Peach blossom] Artist’s Note The peach blossoms have bloomed. The petals attract me by dancing in the spring breeze. The peach blossoms that I encountered for a while in the process of circulation look at me as if they were forever. I also give her [...]

I see you

I see you - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [I see you] Artist’s Note Your petals have red veins. Do you have red blood just like my blood? The transparent petals gained vitality with red blood. Are you looking at me, too? You're in my curious eyes. I can't close my eyes at [...]

Ranunculus

Ranunculus - Jennifer Lee | Light, Memory, and Emotion [Ranunculus] Artist’s Note [Best Art Awards 1st Place Winner, 2023] Oh! You're so cool. You make me smile just by looking at you. Where did the glare come from? I can't help but love you. Material Oil and UV-reactive pigment on canvas Size 162x 91cm Year [...]