i×i “Bloom” Edition by Lee Kwangho (2025)

In September 2025, I collaborated with Korean artist Lee Kwangho to create a new variation of my “i×i” series for a special feature in ELLE DECOR .

The “i×i” series had long been an iconic thread in my practice, and by integrating his flower-like forms, we explored a new dimension titled Bloom . It became a dialogue in sculpture—between the human-like figures I form and the flowers organic he weaves. Their convergence produced an object that offered both warmth and a quiet sense of surprise.

For the Bloom edition, we designed his sculptural element to be detachable, allowing the small white bucket inside to hold water and fresh flowers. The piece functioned not only as a static object but also as a living installation, animated by the presence of real blooms.

Through this work, I revisited the subtle boundary between “form” and “life,” as well as the latent possibilities within my own sculptural language. It existed somewhere between figure and ornament—an object with presence, ambiguity, and a quiet poetic resonance.

This collaboration opened a new creative horizon for me and reaffirmed the richness that emerges when different sensibilities intersect to shape a shared form.

In September 2025, I worked with Korean artist Lee Kwangho to create a new variation of “i×i” as a special project for ELLE DECOR .

"i×i" is an iconic object series that I have been developing up until now, and by adding flower-like forms to it, he attempted to bring about a new world called "Bloom." A dialogue between the two in the form - the "human-like forms" that I created and the "organic flowers" that he spun. By combining these two, a new object was born that gives the viewer a sense of warmth and a subtle sense of surprise.

In this "Bloom" edition, Lee Kwangho's sculpture can be removed from the object itself, and a small white bucket can be filled with water and filled with fresh flowers. The piece is designed to be enjoyed not only as a static "sculpture," but also as a "living" installation with fresh "flowers."

Through this work, I have reexamined the ambiguous boundary between "form" and "life," and the possibilities of my own creations. Neither a human form nor mere decoration - I believe I have been able to share with the viewer an object that has such presence and poetic quality.

This collaboration was an opportunity for me to open up new creative horizons, and also an experience that allowed me to once again recognize the richness of the "forms" that are born from a dialogue with different sensibilities.