Artwork description: Hyeryeong Lee creates glass paintings and objects that portray precise moments of infinite time. She sees each moment as a fulfilment of amalgamated history, culture, and the heritage of nature. “Contemplating how I am, in a particular moment, helps me discover different perspectives of life. It helps me imagine the world before me and how it affects me. Everything is intertwined, becoming a particular state of being that prompts me to savour every moment.” Hyeryeong utilizes precious mineral inclusions within her glass practice to express a sense of belonging with this intertwined existence. Minerals are formed by the availability of certain elements, temperature and pressure variations which are processed over millions of years. Different combinations of geological factors and conditions lead to specific mineral formations such as cobalt, copper, and iron. Hyeryeong carefully applies numerous layers of glass frits mixed with different minerals. Each layer overlaps another and melts to form a paradoxical state, of fragile and yet strong. Individual elements are torn, combined, and melted into forms that seem to freeze a moment in time. The minerals reveal the colour hues of the natural world; mossy greens, earthy reds, and pale blues of the sky. The sense of incompleteness and decay in her work reflects the delicate nature of interconnectedness and complexity in time.