Description

I See You V ver.2 continues Jennifer Lee’s exploration of perception, light, and the realities that exist beyond the limits of ordinary human vision. Developed as a variation of I See You V, the work shares the same conceptual foundation while presenting a distinct visual interpretation. A monumental flower occupies the center of the composition, its petals fragmented into intricate, almost crystalline structures that shift between organic form and abstraction. The painting exists through two interconnected visual states. Under visible light, intense magenta, white, and crimson dominate the composition, while circular traces hover across the atmospheric background. When exposed to ultraviolet light, UV-reactive pigments transform the image. Fluorescent pinks, oranges, and violet-blue structures emerge within the petals, altering their depth and revealing patterns that remain concealed under ordinary illumination. This transformation is not simply an optical effect. For Lee, the two states suggest that what human beings perceive is only one possible version of reality. The flower remains physically the same, yet a change in wavelength produces another visual world. The unseen is therefore not necessarily absent. It may already exist within what surrounds us, waiting for the conditions through which it can become perceptible. As part of the I See You series and Jennifer Lee’s broader Beyond Visibility practice, I See You V ver.2 extends her investigation into the relationship between visible form and hidden presence. The fragmented flower becomes a metaphor for memory and the unconscious, where traces of experience may remain beyond immediate awareness. Through changing light, the painting asks whether seeing is truly a matter of what is present before us, or of what our limited perception allows us to recognize.