It is in the minutiae of ordinary life that I choose to set up camp. From here, I give myself over to the belief that photography, used well, can reveal the sacredness of simple things and the saintliness of common people. Images, like people, need friends to lean on. Photographs, wisely put together, can form a window from which we can gaze into a world beyond the surface, and see for ourselves the tenderness and grace present in so much of life.
Sean Lee was born in 1985 and grew up in Singapore. His first body of work was Shauna, made between 2007 and 2009. This work was nominated for the Prix Découverte on the 40th anniversary of Arles Photography Festival. Since then, Sean has gone on to make other stories.
His second work - "Two People", received the 2011 ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu award. Sean's photographs have been exhibited in a number of institutions and festivals. Most notably, the Saatchi Gallery in London and the Chobi Mela Photo Festival in Bangladesh. Much of Sean's work can be found in the collection of the Singapore Art Museum. Sean's first book, "Shauna", was released in September 2014. It was collected by the MoMA Library.
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