Amelia Johnson Contemporary is delighted to present Past & Present: An Awkward Reunion, the first solo exhibition in Hong Kong of renowned Korean artist Lee Sanghyun. Lee Sanghyun's digitally montaged imagery is made in vivid, bright pop colours depicting fictitious and historical scenes, juxtaposing past and present, the West and the East, nature and industrialization, rational and irrational, mass culture and traditional landscapes, good and bad, male and female. Many histories and mythologies, including the artist's own, are intertwined but there is more than meets the eye for Lee likes to cross boundaries and go beyond traditional dichotonomies. Unsolved mystery, nostalgia, dream-like imagery, science fiction: Lee engages a variety of atmospheres to unhinge his pictures from their contemporary reality. Lee Sanghyun has been awarded many residencies and grants including the ISCP in New York and the International residency of Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Korea. His photography, video installations, films and performances have been exhibited extensively in Asia, the Middle East and Germany. Lee Sanghyun lives and works in Seoul, Korea.