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In her ‘weather paintings’, Lindy Lee looks beyond figuration to embody the forces of nature. She creates abstract, constellation-like images that speak to the power of fire, wind and water. To make these works, the artist meditatively flings Chinese ink across sheets of paper and burns holes in the surfaces with a soldering iron. Afterwards, she leaves them outdoors in the elements for several days. Tarnished by wind and rain, water pools on the paper and mixes with the ink to create cosmic imprints of chance and nature. Chance is a key element of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, which has had a longstanding influence on Lee’s practice and is the driving force behind some of her most intricate works.