LOVE
Jung Lee is known for her photographs of neon text installations set in the various landscapes of South Korea. Contrasting sentimental statements with austere locations, she creates emotionally charged messages. Inspired by Roland Barthes’ 1977 essay Fragments amoureux (A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments), the artist analyses the intense state of ananswered desire, which symbolises total love for a lover and plunges him or her into deep loneliness. These conventional expressions of love and loathing become powerful proclamations. With LOVE, Lee pays homage to the famous artist Robert Indiana. This word dominates the setting as an iconic and idealised presence. The monumental installation sensitively explores this essential and universal sentiment.
