LEE Hui-Fang

A porcelain candlestick gleams at the center of LEE Hui-Fang’s still life, its cobalt blues glowing against quiet tones of white and grey. Painted with precision, the work captures the beauty of Chinese ceramics while revealing something more — a longing for connection through objects.
    In the 1980s, LEE began collecting antiques, finding in them fragments of memory and identity. Yet the vase also carries a subtler resonance: a halo is often cast upon cultural relics when they become emblems of heritage or legitimacy. Through her careful gaze, Lee transforms this symbol of reverence into something more personal — a meditation on how beauty, history, and desire intertwine in the search for belonging.