POETRY & ART BOOK

“A deep feeling of sorrow and compassion came over me when I recognized our souls' reflection in these beautiful beasts (bison); I feel echoes of the sufferer and of humanity’s experience in a brutal and manipulative World. But I also felt a warm sensation grow in my heart - the simultaneous qualities in bison of power and vulnerability relate directly to the human condition.”

- The Awakening

Art book The Awakening brings you an intimate journey of the new series under the same title, which features drawings inspired by Bison. The book documents not only the full drawings collection but also the development of artist’s ideas, visual experimentation, sketches and thoughts on the artworks.

2017. A4 size, Soft cover, 80 pages, Limited Edition, printed in United Kingdom.

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BEING ALONE TOGETHER
POEMS ON SOLITUDE FROM 3 CITIES
By Claire Lee
London, New York, Stockholm
2018 -2019

The poetry collection in English are written during artist’s time spent in London, New York and Stockholm between 2018 - 19, was launched at the art exhibition under the same title Being Alone Together.

A4 size, loose sheets no binding, printed on Japanese-made paper. Limited edition.

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“Solitude is like that last drop of water. It is sitting at the bottom of the well, being unnoticeable, it moves and transcends without a trace. My compassion to life appreciates the last drop to its self-fulfilled fullness.”

Preface in In Between

New poetry collection In Between comprises of more than 30 poems written in English, reverse printed on delicate semi transparent paper. The soft appearance of texts expresses the emerging and disappearing essence in life. The poems draw your imagination on the imperfection and small things in nature and human.

The poetry is packaged in a black box with a hole on the lid, the ‘in between’ position we are standing between light and dark in the midst of chaos of the world.

IN BETWEEN

2017, A4 size. Printed by artist in United Kingdom.

Limited first edition of 50

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FIST is composed of a series of poetry, drawings and photographs in which the artist expresses her feelings about our society today.

"Our society is in a deepest solitude. Something is going wrong. I think about my mother, my homeland and people under pressure. My pen is my fist. I write to protest.”

FIST is a monologue to respond to her art project UNDER PRESSURE. In the project artist creates multi media artworks inspired by research on people who suffered from different degrees of physical and psychological pressure.

FIST

English. 2014. Softcover. 21 cm X 14.8 cm. 28 pages
First Edition of 120 numbered copies. Color digital print on wood-free paper. Printed in Hong Kong

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Project "Tofu and Violence" has tried to present tofu as a metaphor for gentleness and nonviolence against violence. This set of books was made to document the project.

Book 1 features a series of paintings is inspired by tofu, a metaphor of a gentle and unspoken power against violence. I’d like to explore how our souls might express a spiritual strength and quality in times of conflicts. The two extremes are brought to confront each other, probing the viewers to consider the relation of the two.

Set of 3 books. 2013. English. Softcover. 40 cm X 28 cm. English & Chinese. 300 limited numbered edition. Published in Hong Kong.

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I gave a brick of tofu to a group of participants of different backgrounds, asked them to use their bare hands or any body parts to hold it, feel it, and exist with it. Photographs were taken as the skin holding it. At the end of the session, they were asked to write about their relationship with tofu.

Project "Tofu and Violence" has tried to present tofu as a metaphor for gentleness and nonviolence against violence. A limited edition set of 3 books "Tofu & Violence" was made to document the project.

Set of 3 books. 2013. English. Softcover. 40 cm X 28 cm. English & Chinese. 300 limited numbered edition. Published in Hong Kong.

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RITUAL

Poetry collection to accompany the art collection SACRIFICE

The more we search for truth in life, the closer we are to fears. I offer a poetic ritual, to stir and comfort the inner unrestful world.

English & Chinese. 2012. Softcover. 28 cm X 20 cm. 103 pages
500 limited edition signed and numbered. Xuan paper sleeve with red ink Chinese stamp. Published in Hong Kong

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Not a Muse, published by Haven Books in 2009, is an anthology of world women's poetry with more than 100 exciting poets from 24 countries have contributed to this wide-reaching collection. Some of my poems are featured.

Edited by Kate Rogers and Viki Holmes.