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Joo Lee Kang

Northeast
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Featured in New American Paintings

Artist Statement

By drawing mutated animals and plants, I question nature’s place in the modern context. What is nature? What is natural? The subjects I portray in my drawings reflect the ambiguity of the possible definitions. They show that I feel at a loss to describe what is natural in our present day. Cross-breeding, genetic engineering—the ways in which humans can control and reconfigure the natural process—become more abundant as technology advances. Should the results of such humandeveloped processes be construed as a part of nature, or should nature exist independently of human progress?

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