Faded Earth Notes
Artwork documentation – not in sequence, hands and thoughts.


Ivan Lee, an artist, explores material culture through practice-based research, examining stability's fragility and impermanence's adaptability. He navigates modernity's flux, embracing continuous liminality in a shifting present.

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EducationNanyang Academy of Fine Arts |  
University of the Arts Singapore
MFA Fine Arts
2024 - Present

LASALLE College of the Arts
Design Communication 
1st class honours
2016

WSQ Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance 2.0 (ACLP 2.0)
2023

Employment Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts |  
University of the Arts Singapore
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Design Practice
Communication Domain
Adjunct Lecturer
2018 - Present

LASALLE College of the Arts |
University of the Arts Singapore
Continuing Education Programme (CEP)
Ceramics Educator/Instructors
2017- Present

Modular Unit
Design Studio
Co-Founder / Princple Designer
2017 - Present

Weekend Worker
Ceramics Studio
Co-Founder / Ceramics Instructor
2014 - Present

Exhibitions
 Murmurs of the Unknown: Where We Meet
NAFA|UAS Group Exhibition
2025

15th Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition
National Taiwan University of the Arts
2024

Far and Wide, Delicate and Exquisite
Red Gold Fine Art 
Taiwan
2024

AwardsNot yet for Arts

Press
Not yet for Arts





Last Updated 8th May 2025
Works





1.    Ephemeral Ritual #002Rainfall on the Rootless Passage, 2025
Installation
Image Credit: Arron Teo

All is static, a deceptive calm settling over a landscape without roots, unmoored from origin or destination.

Then comes the deluge—rainfall cascading down, a relentless force that fractures the stillness and charts a new, uncertain path.

Neither solid nor fluid, shapes within this passage float, suspended in a liminal dance, until the torrent halts their motion, freezing them in a fragile tableau.

The silence that follows belies the chaos of engagement—water clashing against the ungrounded, stirring a restless energy—yet it persists in a state of endless transition. 




2.     Ephemeral Ritual #001
 Eroded Roots Beneath a Shifting Sky, 2024
Installation

The ongoing series, Ephemeral Rituals, draws inspiration from the phases of separation, liminality, and reincorporation experienced throughout life’s journey. Through the elemental interplay of water and clay, the work examines the emotional resonance of these raw materials. Each piece symbolizes the passage of time and its transformative effects on both clay and the human body.

With Ephemeral Rituals, the installation aims to inspire a contemplative experience, encouraging the audience to reconnect with their inner selves.




3.     Rite of PassageUnification, 2024
29cm x 19cm x 12.5cm
Stoneware & Wire, Oxidation

Rite of passage–liminal stage hold transformative power for individuals or society navigating life's ambiguities. The vessel symbolizes the human body, uniting form, purpose, and identity.

Presented in Taiwan, 2024


© Ivan Lee 2025