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YÉOL | Kwangho Lee

THE WINNER OF THE 2013 “YÉOL YOUNG CRAFTSMAN AWARD” KWANGHO LEE HAS MADE INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS WITH CREATIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS. HIS FURNITURE HAS BEEN CRAFTED OUT OF LACQUER COATED BRONZE INCLUDING ORIGINAL TREATMENTS OF SURFACE TEXTURES. HIS CREATIONS SEEM TO STRIKE THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT IS MOST FUNCTIONAL AND WHAT IS MOST BEAUTIFUL. YÉOL COMMISSIONED ME AS A PHOTOGRAPHER TO DOCUMENT KWANGHO LEE’S AWARD-WINNING FURNITURE IN A CREATIVE WAY. FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS WE PUT THE FURNITURE ON DISPLAY IN AN ABANDONED HOUSE IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. WITHIN THIS SAME LOCATION I ALSO SHOT A SHORT FILM TOGETHER WITH ADAM HOBBS TO SHOWCASE ALSO HIS WORK THROUGH MOVING IMAGERY AND TO PAY HOMAGE KWANGHO LEE’S OUTSTANDING WORK.

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A lacquer-coated bronze furniture piece by Korean artist Kwangho Lee, winner of the 2013 YÉOL Young Craftsman Award, placed in front of a wall in an abandoned, cluttered home in Seoul.
A lacquer-coated bronze furniture piece by Korean artist Kwangho Lee, winner of the 2013 YÉOL Young Craftsman Award, in an abandoned home with sunlight streaming through a large demolished window.
Top view of a lacquer-coated bronze furniture piece by Korean artist Kwangho Lee, winner of the 2013 YÉOL Young Craftsman Award, placed on a cluttered floor in an abandoned home.
A lacquer-coated bronze furniture piece by Korean artist Kwangho Lee, winner of the 2013 YÉOL Young Craftsman Award, in an abandoned home with a demolished interior.
A lacquer-coated bronze furniture piece by Korean artist Kwangho Lee, winner of the 2013 YÉOL Young Craftsman Award, set in an abandoned home.
A lacquer-coated bronze furniture piece by Korean artist Kwangho Lee, winner of the 2013 YÉOL Young Craftsman Award, standing in the hallway of an abandoned and cluttered home.