Mire Lee’s installations are never silent or immobile; with sound and movement Mire Lee evokes the suggestion of living material.

 

In her sculptures and installations, Lee explores how she can use her materials to depict states that touch on the human form. Clay, latex, silicones, fluids, and tubes are her basic materials. Controlled by her hands, mechanics, and pump systems, she creates forms and movements that evoke associations with, for instance, a trance state, the state of suspended animation and often erotic and sadomasochistic scenes.

 

According to Lee, clay has the special property of feeling like a living creature that needs to be cared for, and needs just the right amount of moisture or dryness to get into a certain shape. The material needs constant attention and is very fragile, with which Lee metaphorically connects to human relationships.*