Nahee Lee, Light and restriction, 2020, Film photograph, 36 x 24 inch

Modern people are with countless lights. If you go outside, you can see the intense sunlight. People know that sunlight is very beneficial to them, but modern people are accompanied by human-made interior lights among the many lights. How long do you think you’ll be under the sun until you wake up in the morning and fall asleep at night? Or will it be more than 10 hours in the sun by turning it on for a whole week? Modern people always say “We don’t have enough time to do outdoor activities, and we don’t have enough time to get sunlight, so you have to take some health supplements like vitamins.” However, if you think about it, no one stops outdoor activities.  In Light and restriction, the sun is waiting for people, but people may not be able to see the sun because they are blocked by themselves.

Nahee Lee, Light and sunset, 2019, Film photograph, 36 x 24 inch

It is very hard to see the morning sun rise. However, setting the sun is easier to see than you think. Nevertheless, it is not easy to remember when you saw the sun set. Each person has reason for why he or she cannot see the sunset. For example, company’s work may lead to the end of the day and return home, or may not realize that the sun sets due to study. However, how unfair would it be if you were stuck indoors all day and couldn’t even see the sunset when you couldn’t see it? And sunset is more beautiful than any sky or sun-themed work, and the sky created by sunset creates an atmosphere that cannot be changed from anything else. Your sky, which you face while walking down the street around 6-7 p.m., will be more beautiful than Light and sunset because of the light from nature.

Nahee Lee, Light and light, 2020, Film photograph, 36 x 24 inch

Light is moving around you countless times, but you can’t confirm that light is moving. Because human body structure cannot detect moving light. Nevertheless, there is one way to confirm it. It is taking a picture. It will be very difficult to take a picture without shaking or smudging when you take a picture of light. It can’t be helped. Because that’s the nature of light itself. What if I took a picture of the light on a moving object? You can meet a world that leads to an entirely unexpected line. Those lines are not man-made, but they can be art works or someone’s research topic. In Light and light, two lights coexist, both of which move Will everyone move together because it’s a moving light? Can you capture the same moving light at once?

Nahee Lee, Light and leaves, 2020, Flim photograph, 36 x 24 inch

Light is the most important factor for plants. However, human greed has led them to lose their freedom. The plants in Light and leaves also enter the man-made world of nature, regardless of their intentions. Man-made artificial interior spaces are bound to have less natural light, so the plants in Light and leaves receive only a very limited amount of light. Because of human greed, plants are not in place, and even if they have been deprived of such freedom, they are not given the condition to live properly. However, even under such circumstances, light is everywhere, and plants depend on it to live from day to day.

Nahee Lee, Light and décalcomanie, 2020, Film photograph, 36 x 24 inch

Light makes a lot of thing, and it is also the most commonly used material in art works because people can use light to create new things. However, when light occurs on its own and produces something that it never thought of, humans cannot follow the work. Natural light is in outdoor, but when the natural light enters the room, it can also be a way to create new works. Indoor and outdoor are mostly flowing into different worlds. With man-made windows between them, music flows out loud outside and people giggle along the street, but inside, it seems like a quiet time for individuals. However, as light enters through and shadows are created. The shadows work together inside and outside, the same but completely different world unfolds and becomes a work of art itself.

Nahee Lee, Light and tree, 2020, Film photograph, 36 x 24 inch

Have you ever been to a forest where trees are densely packed? Modern people have become so accustomed to the life of the city that it has become very rare to find a forest. Even going into the forest was converted by humans. But if you happen to get into an undeveloped forest by chance, you will easily get lost. Because the trees in the forest will not give you a chance to see the light. If you don’t see the light and keep walking the wrong way, you’ll find it even harder to get out of there, and no one will find you. However, in the meantime, trees give you a chance to see the light. Through some cracks you will be able to find light. I don’t know if the gap was made naturally or by humans. I’m just glad to see the light found through the cracks in Light and tree.