© Hyungkoo Lee, Helmet 1 (Self portrait), from the series The Objectuals, 2000
© Hyungkoo Lee, Altering Features with RH5, from the series The Objectuals, 2003
“‘The Objectuals’ which seek the transformation of the original form is a narration of not actually changing the body, but a visual transformation created by the invention of a fictional body transformation device and the use of it. […] By inventing fictional devices and reconstituting those bodies is why Lee is known as a pseudo scientist/doctor, manque biologist/archeologist. However, isn’t he an artist who creates original artwork which is completely different from its origin?”
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