A surface—flat, empty, and gleaming.
Begin at a point while aiming for another. Tread to it. Left? Right? Choose which direction to head to next. Tread to it, but do so in such a calculated way that when you try to look back at the steps you will find yourself having created a series of imaginary lines – a series of planes.
The first plane was rough and tough, but it was warm. Nevertheless, it was clear as day.
Now, if you will, to make those imaginary lines more concrete, why not go back to them and leave markers so you know you’ve gone there before?
The second plane was softer, but it felt colder. Nevertheless, it made you bolder.
You have just made your last mark and you are now standing at the edge. What’s left to do now is to go over the edge while taking away all that was left behind.
The last of the plane was a mixture of both the first and the second. It looked different, but it was all too familiar; just similar.
Aluminum, the most abundant metallic element in the Earth’s crust, was used as a malleable sheet of metal. With a topographic wireframe image of the Philippines on hand, the aluminum sheet is then etched to print the image onto abaca paper; beaten to make a carbon copy on rice paper, and cast using the combination of both papers.
It was flat, empty, and gleaming. It was anything but a surface.
About the Artist
About the Artists
Celine Lee (b. 1993, Philippines) is a visual artist currently based in Manila, Philippines. Lee’s body of work revolves around fundamental scientific and mathematical concepts and principles in an attempt to understand the present.
Since the beginning of her artistic career, Lee has been producing works with the use of different materials and media; often focusing on process and materiality. Whether in the form of a painting, a sculpture, an embroidery piece, or multimedia work, Lee explores the ability of visual perception and spatial recognition to invoke concepts that extend beyond form.
Celine Lee graduated with honors from The University of Santo Tomas in 2015 with a BFA degree Major in Painting. Lee’s fourth solo exhibition entitled, The Length and Breadth of Depth held at Underground Gallery in 2020, was shortlisted in the 2021 Ateneo Art Awards Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art. She has also recently won an award of merit in the 2020 Philippine Art Awards. She has held four solo exhibitions to date, and is actively participating in group exhibitions within and outside of Metro Manila.
Related Exhibitions
About the Artists
About the Artist
Celine Lee (b. 1993, Philippines) is a visual artist currently based in Manila, Philippines. Lee’s body of work revolves around fundamental scientific and mathematical concepts and principles in an attempt to understand the present.
Since the beginning of her artistic career, Lee has been producing works with the use of different materials and media; often focusing on process and materiality. Whether in the form of a painting, a sculpture, an embroidery piece, or multimedia work, Lee explores the ability of visual perception and spatial recognition to invoke concepts that extend beyond form.
Celine Lee graduated with honors from The University of Santo Tomas in 2015 with a BFA degree Major in Painting. Lee’s fourth solo exhibition entitled, The Length and Breadth of Depth held at Underground Gallery in 2020, was shortlisted in the 2021 Ateneo Art Awards Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art. She has also recently won an award of merit in the 2020 Philippine Art Awards. She has held four solo exhibitions to date, and is actively participating in group exhibitions within and outside of Metro Manila.
Related Exhibitions
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