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Nikki Lee
nikki s. lee, the lesbian project (3), 1999
tirage fujiflex, 75 x 100cm
courtesy leslie tonkonow artworks and projects, new york, et galerie senda, barcelone
nikki s. lee, the ohio project (9), 1999
tirage fujiflex, 53 x 70cm
courtesy leslie tonkonow artworks and projects, new york, et galerie senda, barcelone
Born in 1970 in Kye-Chang (South Korea), she lives in New York.
Nikki Lee “hides” among the social tribes and groups that she photographs (“Hispanics”,“Lesbians”, “Yuppies”, “Japanese Youth”, “Tourists”.) Behaviour, attitudes and clothes are what determine their social identity. By photographing herself alongside them, as if she belonged to them, the artist questions the ritual of appearance. Her camouflage allows her to be completely hidden.