LEE, Bul, Untitled (Cyborg knee); Untitled (Cyborg hand); Untitled (Cyborg hands)
Porcelain is a key medium in Lee Bul’s early sculptural works, which often depict dissected, fragmented, detached and broken limbs. Through disengagement from the body, Lee attempts to transcend notions of flesh and decay to incorporate a desire for immortality symbolised by the cyborg. Working with the medium’s pure tones and lustrous appearance, the works suggest that technological progress – the machine, the microchip, the internet – has done little to erode traditional attitudes towards women in contemporary society. Contradictory and unresolved tensions within the broader gender politics of the female body as feminised, mechanised or broken, are transferred to these sculptures, which illustrate the current desire for perfection at any price.
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![The artist Artwork Untitled (Cyborg knee) this artwork made of Hard-paste porcelain, slip-cast, fired to 1555 degrees Celsius and with clear glaze, created in 2000-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2002.009_001_3.jpg?itok=icDj7PtL)
Untitled (Cyborg knee) 2000
- LEE Bul - Creator
![The artist Artwork Untitled (Cyborg hands) this artwork made of Hard-paste porcelain, slip-cast, fired to 1555 degrees Celsius and with clear glaze, created in 2000-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2002.011a-b_001_3.jpg?itok=a4vnMr0e)
Untitled (Cyborg hands) 2000
- LEE Bul - Creator
![The artist Artwork Untitled (Cyborg hand) this artwork made of Hard-paste porcelain, slip-cast, fired to 1555 degrees Celsius and with clear glaze, created in 2000-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2002.010a-b_001_3.jpg?itok=PQyfrk5V)
Untitled (Cyborg hand) 2000
- LEE Bul - Creator
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