Artist in Residence: Chuting Lee

Chuting Lee is a performance artist and maker/sculptor , who’s practise is centralised on narrative identity, through the exploration of cultural influence and conflict of self. Graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2015, where she specialised in Footwear Design, her interest in traditional craftsmanship, which led her to delve into her own identity through the making process and develop an individual artistic language.

Chuting is from Taiwan, currently based in the UK.

“At the Glass Foundry residency, I have learned about the secret of wax and mould making, which later led me to explore the use of wax in my practice. I was four months pregnant when the residency happened; it was a turning point in my life to start the first residency in my artistic career. The Glass Foundry is a fantastic place where you can be brave to play around with your idea with glass from any skill level!

In this sculpture installation, Blu wax in rope shape is stitched through the surface, appearing and disappearing in the space; when the lights are off, the wax will glow in the dark, creating this intimate, immersive experience for audiences. There are also rope weaving shapes in glass sculptures that I see as Mother and child pieces; they are installed together with the wax installation.”