Artwork Collection

Drawings on tracing paper

Trips to Asia, Canada, Cuba, and Key West are my inspiration and create moments that form who I am. I use contour lines of different scenes created with ink on the tracing paper. Layering these drawings is my process to document and rescue these moments from oblivion, but then I start to accept oblivion is part of the beauty of memory and it makes the past more precious. This layering simulates how memory works in my mind, some details are clear, and some fuzzy.

Collage Layering drawings Contour lines Memories Who I am

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Memory from Havana and Varadero I
Memory from Havana and Varadero I

Drawing

Memory from Havana and Varadero I

I use contour lines of different scenes from Havana and Varadero created with pen on the tracing paper. Layering these drawings is my process to document and rescue these moments from oblivion. This layering simulates how memory works in my mind,... More

Episodes I
Episodes I

Drawing

Episodes I

During the pandemic, I tend to look back to the past and hold onto the experiences that will shape myself and the future. By looking at the past, memories of trips are my inspirations in creating moments that form who I am. I use... More

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Yi-Jen Lee

“ During the pandemic, I tend to look back to the past and hold onto the experiences that will shape myself and the future. This process of haunting memories helps me to be more appreciative of...” [More]