JeeYeun Lee

My installation at the Experimental Sound Studio is the altered shoreline of Lake Michigan… today’s shoreline is the base layer print, with a transparency of the early 1800s shoreline in front. Map courtesy of the incredible Indigenous Chicago project of the Newberry Library. Open Saturdays 1-4pm until June 6. I’ll be there for the activation of Shore Land audio on May 30.

My work is part of a show at the Experimental Sound Studio (@esschicago ) of Navigations projects sponsored by Roman Susan (@romansusanart ) over the last several years. The opening is this Friday April 17 from 6-9pm at 5925 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. My Shore Land project will have a sound activation in the gallery on Saturday May 30 from 1-4pm, along with two group walks by the lake on August 22 and 29 (more info on the walks in early Summer). Come join me! #romansusan #experimentalsoundstudio #shorelandwalk #ShoreLand #publicart

It was a treat to recently discover @blissjoybull , right in my own neighborhood. If you're in Chicago, come and join me for a hand sewing workshop there on Feb 17 to make scrap quilt coasters. Use up your scraps! Better yet, use mine! Through this bite-sized project, you will learn the fundamentals of quiltmaking. Sewing has not been a big part of my public practice in recent years, but it is still my first and always medium. My mother and both grandmothers were all skilled sewists, and my mother was one of the first people in South Korea to get a masters degree in garment history (her thesis was on shoes). In these troubled times, as the dying empire lashes out to keep control, we can build the world we want, right now. We can do what we have always done: come together, use what we have, take care of each other. Registration link in bio. #sewing #quiltmaking #scraps

I am late in telling you that all six signs for the Shore Land project are now in the ground! It has been a journey of several years to record the interviews and other audio, edit and mix the audio narratives, and navigate the bureaucracy of the Chicago Park District to make this all happen, but it's all real now. See link in bio for a map of all the sites. I know it's cooooold and snowy right now, but once we can see the grass again, come out and see the signs for yourself. Thanks to @romansusanart for the steadfast support. Shore Land is part of Roman Susan's Navigations, a series of artist projects in and about public space. Sign graphic design by @jrosadesign . Illustration on signs by @mrickertbolter . Maps by Chicago CartoGraphics and the Indigenous Chicago project of @newberrylibrary Shore Land has been supported by the Awesome Foundation (Chicago chapter), Center for Cultural Power, DCASE Individual Artist Program, Puffin Foundation, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. #ShoreLand #publicart #shorelandwalk #walkingart #artwalk #audiowalk #chicagohistory #indigenoushistory #nativeland #indigenousland #uncededland #chicagolakefront #lakemichigan #grantpark #jacksonpark #calumetpark #bergerpark #belmontharbor #lincolnpark #31ststreetbeach #burnhampark

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AUCTION CLOSED Hand Sewing Workshop by Jeeyeun Lee Description: This customized 2-hour online workshop will be tailored to the interests of the winning bidder, and may encompass different types of embroidery, cross-stitch, and mending. The workshop will take place on Zoom (or in person if the winner is located in Chicago), and can be offered as a one-on-one tutorial or as a workshop for up to 5 participants. Materials will be shipped.  Shipping: International and US; winners are responsible for shipping fees  Value: $250 Starting Bid: $110 By placing a bid, you agree to the rules as written in the Guidelines @kaacollective       
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Yesterday, new signs were installed on lakefill to share JeeYeun Lee's SHORE LAND project. Join us this Sunday at 1 PM to experience two of the audio guides for this project between Grant Park and 31st Street Beach. We will meet in Grant Park on the lakefront trail across from Buckingham Fountain, at Queen's Landing. We will be joined by Madolyn Wesaw @madolynrose94 who is featured in the Shore Land Grant Park audio narrative. Madolyn Wesaw is a citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, and serves as chair of the Pokagon Band's Representation Outreach Board. Please bring a smartphone, headphones, and be sure to wear comfortable shoes. Drinking water and rain gear are also recommended! Shore Land is an audio piece contemplating the liminal space between land and water as simultaneously a public good, treaty violation, and strategy to suppress insurgence. Audio tracks are mapped onto six locations along the Chicago lakefront, meant to be listened to while walking, moving or simply being on this made land. Looking at how language creates place, even as place exceeds human language, Shore Land incorporates interviews, laws, treaties, stories, and songs in English, Potawatomi, and Korean. We will begin with the track for Grant Park, move as a group along the lakefront, and conclude with the track for 31st Street Beach. Anticipated group walking time is 2 hours, traveling 3 miles. Feel free to join us for any duration! ROMANSUSAN.ORG/SHORE-LAND JeeYeun Lee is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and activist based in occupied Potawatomi territory now known as Chicago. Through performance, objects, and socially engaged art, her work explores dynamics of connection, power, violence and resistance. #ShoreLand #LakeFill #PublicSpace #Navigations #GrantPark #31stStreetBeach #FreeChicago This work is a part of Navigations, a series of artist projects in and about public space. This work has been supported by the Awesome Foundation (Chicago Chapter), the Puffin Foundation, the Individual Artist Program of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Center for Cultural Power, and SAIC.

The last three signs for the Shore Land are here! And soon to be in the ground at Grant Park, Jackson Park, and Calumet Park. The other three signs are currently installed at Berger Park, Belmont Harbor (by the juice shack), and just north of 31st Street Beach. Like all art in public space, It’s been a journey to navigate with/through institutions, bureaucracy and personalities. I’m grateful for everyone who helped and supported this project along the way, including and especially the hardworking @romansusan who have stuck with this project for years now as part of their Navigrations program. #publicart #shorelandwalk #walkingart #artwalk #audiowalk #chicagohistory #indigenoushistory #nativeland #indigenousland #uncededland #chicagolakefront #lakemichigan #grantpark #jacksonpark #calumetpark #bergerpark #belmontharbor #lincolnpark #31ststreetbeach #burnhampark

If you’re someone who keeps missing my walks, here’s another chance. I’ll be leading a Shore Land walk on October 19 from Grant Park to 31st Street Beach, with comments by the incomparable Madolyn Wesaw, and sponsored by the ever supportive folks at Roman Susan. More info at link in bio. Sunday October 19, 2025 from 1-3pm Meet in Grant Park at the lakefront trail, across from Buckingham Fountain on the east side of DuSable Lake Shore Drive. We’ll walk from there to 31st Street Beach. You’re welcome to join for the whole time (2 hours, 3 miles) or for part of it. Bring a smartphone and headphones to stream and listen to the audio. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water. We will be joined by Madolyn Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians), who is featured in the Shore Land Grant Park audio narrative. Shore Land is an audio piece contemplating the liminal space between land and water as simultaneously a public good, treaty violation, and strategy to suppress insurgence. Audio segments are mapped onto six locations along the Chicago lakefront, meant to be listened to while walking, moving or simply being on this made land. Looking at how language creates place, even as place exceeds human language, Shore Land incorporates interviews, laws, treaties, stories, and songs in English, Potawatomi, and Korean. Shore Land is part of the Navigations program, a series of artist projects shared and realized in public/common space sponsored by Roman Susan Art Foundation. This work is also supported by the Awesome Foundation (Chicago chapter), Center for Cultural Power, Puffin Foundation, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Pic 2 = Madolyn Wesaw @madolynrose94 Pic 3 = mockup of sign to be installed Pic 4 = face of Shore Land sign (design @jrosadesign , illustration @mrickertbolter ) Pic 5 = shape of lakefill in Grant Park from recent installation @bemiscenter @romansusan #shorelandwalk #walkingart #artwalk #audiowalk #chicagohistory #indigenoushistory #nativeland #indigenousland #uncededland #chicagolakefront #lakemichigan #grantpark

So grateful for the hospitality of @bemiscenter on the closing weekend of “From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change”. I received so much support to create the installation of my Shore Land piece there, it was great to see it and the rest of the amazing work in the show. Included here are pics of work by @wiisaakodewinini @tttttbaker @hoesycorona - honored to be in such company. #shorelandwalk #chicagohistory #nativeland #bemiscenter #water #greatlakes

I was busy leading the walk on Saturday so I’m grateful to @yup_its_asha for the photos and brilliant curation of A Day at the Shore, @billiewarren47 for the co-presentation and friendship, and @mocpchi for the invitation to share my Shore Land project with such an appreciative audience. Thank you!

Here I am with the fierce @madolynrose94 when we previewed Shore Land at @mcachicago as part of @apidaarts festival in May 2023. Walking and listening in front is friend and comrade @ayinsko who recently uploaded a @dusablecity conversation we had about Chicago, settler colonialism, and the lake. Check it out -- link in bio & here: /dusable-shore #storytelling #artistconversation #shorelandwalk #walkingart #audiowalk #chicagohistory #nativeland #uncededland #chicagolakefront #lakemichigan