Dallas LEE: Tracing the Subtle Path of Light
李昭辰《溯流光》
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30 August - 27 September 2025
Gallery EXIT presents Dallas LEE’s exhibition, 'Tracing the Subtle Path of Light', showing her new works. The exhibition explores emotional moments in her relationships and the way she processes inner dialogue and experiences through painting. Lee transforms everyday objects and personal memories into visual expressions, reflecting her deep observations of her inner world and her surroundings. Lee strongly believes, “What we see is a reflection of our minds.” Building on her 2021 series ‘See the mind with the mind’ and expanding in the 2024 series ‘Here’, she explores how memory and perception intertwine over time. Her attachment to objects evolves from novelty to familiarity, driving her repeated depictions of the objects. This process, both technical and meditative, helps her capture emotions and expand personal experiences into artistic expressions. The works are created on clayboard, a smooth, quick-drying surface that allows Lee to use oil paint with the fluidity of drawing on paper. This material choice enhances the texture and expressive power of her work. ‘The Soul Whispers’ draws from a heartfelt conversation between Lee and her mother, combined with a joyful memory at a flower market. These distinct experiences merge intuitively in one painting, capturing overlapping emotions. ‘The Serendipity,’ on the other hand, connects a glass wine bottle and a rainbow in the city, creating unexpected resonance and emotional depth. Dallas LEE Chiu Sun (b. 1999, Hong Kong) is fascinated with the power of painting and drawing to interact with people and within the work itself. Lee’s works lie between representation and abstraction that construct a world connecting reality and imagination. Her solo exhibitions include ‘Here’ (Parallel Space, Hong Kong, 2024), ‘I wish you were here’ (Lemna of the alchemist, Hong Kong, 2023); Other recent group exhibitions include ‘Hon6 hon6’ (SC Gallery, Hong Kong, 2025), ‘Flowing through into the Sea’ (Studio 126, Jeju, 2025), ‘Those off-duty gazes’ (Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong 2024), and ‘The Elegance of Solitude’ (JPS Gallery, Hong Kong, 2023). The artist currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
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