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I wanted to share that an exhibition that I am part of is open now
at Oberlin's Allen Memorial Art Museum. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://amam.oberlin.edu/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/2025/07/29/fibers-of-becoming-contemporary-paper-works-by-sarah-brayer-aimee-lee-and-lin-yan">Fibers
of Becoming</a> features three artists working with three East
Asian paper types to create contemporary art. Original art is
featured alongside videos about each artist and our practice. My <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://aimeelee.net/hanji-dresses/">hanji
dresses</a> are included as well as a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://aimeelee.net/sample-book-series-iii/">new large
format artists' book</a> using hanji and indigo.<br>
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From the show introduction, curated by Kevin Greenwood, Joan L.
Danforth Curator of Asian Art:
<p>At the intersection of tradition and innovation, Sarah Brayer,
Aimee Lee, and Lin Yan transform handmade paper into powerful
expressions of cultural memory and contemporary identity. Each
artist works within distinct East Asian papermaking
traditions\u2014Brayer with Japanese <em>washi</em>, Lee with Korean <em>hanji</em>,
and Lin with Chinese <em>Xuanzhi</em>\u2014yet all three engage in a
meditative dialogue between ancient craft and modern vision. Their
works embody the paradoxical nature of paper\u2014seemingly delicate
yet remarkably resilient, characteristics that create a powerful
metaphor.</p>
<p>Through their hands, the medium of paper allows space for
improvisation and renewal, while remaining a vessel of remembrance
and tradition. Whether through Brayer\u2019s metaphysical
contemplations and fluid compositions, created as the wet fibers
coalesce on a screen, Lee\u2019s exploration of self and community
through engagement with harvested materials and labor-intensive
methods, or Lin\u2019s reflection on the fleeting quality of time and
memory by recording the physical texture of architecture in
sculpted paper, these artists demonstrate how paper\u2014with its
ability to hold both history and possibility in its fibers\u2014can be
a catalyst for becoming something completely new.</p>
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The exhibit is open through May 24, 2026. I will present an artist
talk on the Thurs evening, Nov 6, 2025.<br>
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I hope you can visit!<br>
Aimee<br>
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aimeelee.net
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