Painting as a phenomenological in between: Mandy El-Sayegh and Keunmin Lee

In medical terminology, a recombinant DNA is a phenomenon in which pieces of genetic information from separate genes, cells, or organisms, are exchanged to create new forms. Yet, if we were to settle on the idea of re-combining, meaning creating new combinations, we could extend it at large through various declinations that resonate in our everyday life. As humans, for instance, we are re-combined constantly as a result of relational, social, cultural, and political structures. I met with Mandy El-Sayegh and Keunmin Lee at Lehmann Maupin, Seoul, who’s show lingers on this precise aspect, reelaborated through the abstract paintings for their duo presentation.