JUNG WON LEE, GENERAL FINE ARTS, SPRING 2024
Jung Won Lee is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in Baltimore. Primarily working in sculpture and drawing, her practice examines the relationship between the functionality and vulnerability of beings. Her belief that humans resemble objects and vice versa leads the built environment to be her great inspiration. By activating physicality and materiality in her work, she aims to build psychological structures for care.
Skill Building
A series of technical exercises build and demonstrate skills in Rhino, laser cutting, 3D printing, and CNC routing.
Project I: Introverted Lamp
The main goal of this project for me was to get familiar with Rhino and laser cutters and also make 3D objects with 2D components. I used Dura-lar for the soft material and plexiglass for the hard material. It is tiny rounded side taps that hold the Dura-lar pieces together. Thanks to attaching the light bulb on top of the plexiglass plate, I was able to have an unexpected effect of having stronger lighting underneath the Dura-lar part, which usually becomes the brightest part of lamps. I named this project ‘Introverted Lamp’ as I could relate to this introverted characteristic. <3
Process
Once I finished modeling the structure on Rhino, I unrolled all the components and added side taps. I tried to make the side taps as small as possible, as I initially wanted my project to be almost seamless. However, the rounded shadows of the side taps added some adorable characteristics to the project, which grew on me later on.
Project II: Tulip for Waiting
Through this project, I wanted to 3D print fragile and organic objects as well as something that implies a sense of time. I chose a pre-bloomed tulip as my object to be replicated because I thought that a pre-bloomed tulip reminded me of a candle. I intended to make my 3D-printed tulip look like a symbol of a vulnerable but powerful presence that reminds people of a candle. My found object was a candle holder, and I also 3D-printed custom hardware that would secure the bottom part of the tulip stem and the candle holder.
Process
Something unconventional I attempted was using beeswax as a finishing material. I dipped my 3D-printed pieces into the wax pan and watched how the PLA reacted to the wax(or heat). I used a hair dryer to adjust how the wax would be on the surface of the object. After our in-class critique, I reprinted the tulip out of clear PLA and dipped it into the beeswax to make it look like a flower cast out of beeswax.
Project III: Stepping Stones for the Station Garden
Starting from the shared idea that we would like to contribute to the Station by fabricating something practical, the garden grabbed our attention. As we had to table our initial idea (expanding the garden area), creating stepping stones as a path to the middle of the garden area became our finalized plan. My design for the stepping stone was pretty straightforward: simple, playful yet practical. I tried to make a stone that would make people safe enough to step on it. Also, by not having any holes, I tried to avoid creating a mosquito pool. 🙂
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