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#letterpress
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June 23, 2021
Grace Ebert
Following a meticulously constructed assortment of meals and family items, Korean artist Lee Ji-hee returns to a extra mechanical subject material with a life-sized paper mannequin of the Heidelberg letterpress. Just like her classic movie cameras, Lee’s press is a near-exact reproduction—she tells Colossal that she studied the unique German mannequin intently earlier than creating her sculpture from paper and corrugated cardboard—and is full with an array of mechanisms and branded particulars, together with its trademark windmill feed and plates inscribed with the corporate emblem and manufacturing info. The machine, which took three months to finish, celebrates the lengthy historical past of the printing trade on Chungmuri and Euljiro streets in Seoul.
Yow will discover extra of Lee’s paper works, which embrace an 8-meter practice, elaborate dishes and cleansing provides, and a miniature mannequin of Incheon Worldwide Airport, on Behance and Instagram.
#letterpress
#paper
#sculpture
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