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Sungsoo Lee

Sungsoo Lee is a South Korean photographer and visual artist whose work explores themes of transience, social change, and the unseen in everyday life. From 2013 to 2023, he studied art with a focus on photography at the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) in Offenbach, graduating with a diploma.
His photographic practice centers on documenting social and spatial transformations. In “Kwangmyeong New-Town” (2021), he captured the impact of large-scale urban redevelopment in South Korea. “Hugo-Junkers Str.” (2022) explores an abandoned industrial site in Frankfurt, reflecting on its architectural heritage and links to Egon Eiermann. His project “Alles reduziert!” (2023) addresses the consequences of depopulation in South Korea by photographing deserted university campuses, offering a reflection on memory and loss in a changing society.
Lee has exhibited his work in several solo and group shows, including “Alles reduziert!” at the Zollamt Galerie Offenbach (2023), “Kwangmyeong New-Town” at BOX HfG Offenbach (2021), and “Spedition 2.0” at Remisengalerie Schloss Philippsruhe Hanau (2022). His photography has received multiple awards, including the Gold Medal at the 2024 Maghreb Photography Awards and the German Photo Book Prize in Bronze for his handmade artist book “Alles reduziert!” (2020).
Sungsoo Lee currently lives and works in Offenbach, Germany.

Photo Essay

Circus

The scent of sawdust lingers in the air, mingled with the sweetness of cotton candy and anticipation. Somewhere in Germany, under a red-and-white circus tent, the evening begins quietly—but life soon bursts into motion in the ring.
The spotlight falls on two feet—delicate, sparkling, determined. Mandy, the young performer, stands still on the wire. Her legs do not tremble. The audience holds its breath. No safety net below her, just the fragile grip of a thin wire stretched between past and future.

For many, the circus is a place of wonder, a realm where reality and illusion blend seamlessly. However, to me,...

bySungsoo Lee

8 de May de 2025