Her practice centers on the “female alien” characters, a speculative figure used to navigate narratives of otherness and displacement. The “female aliens” appear in different forms—mythical creatures, non-human, and ghosts—navigating unfamiliar spaces. Rooted in feminist science fiction and theories of hauntology, her work approaches displacement not only as a socio-political condition but as an embodied sensory and psychological experience.
By merging moving image with physical materiality, Izzy creates immersive environments where psychological states are externalized as landscapes. She treats video as a spatial, sculptural element in dialogue with architecture and the body.
Izzy Lee studied the VAV-Moving Image department at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Her works have been presented at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), Post Territory Ujeongguk (Seoul) and Punt WG (Amsterdam) in 2026, NeMAF (Seoul), Li-ma present (in collaboration with CBK Zuidoost) (Amsterdam) and This Is Not a Church (Seoul) in 2025.
EDUCATION
- BA. VAV - Moving image (Fine arts and design), Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
- Erasmus program, Transmediale, Jakob Lena Knebl, University of Applied Arts Vienna, AT
- Sculpture, Hongik University, Seoul, KR
SOLO EXHIBITION
- the time as dusk settles 땅거미가 질 무렵, This Is Not a Church, Seoul, KR
GROUP EXHIBITION
- Limburg Biënnale, Odapark, Maastricht, NL
- A Voice Can Calm A Restless Heart, Bimhuis, Amsterdam, NL
- All Access Archive (AAA), de Bouwput, Amsterdam, NL
- Boundaries of Belonging(s), Kunstrai, Amsterdam, NL
- I don’t know your work, Neverneverland, Amsterdam, NL
- Parasitting, Neverneverland, Amsterdam, NL
- Oceanic Imageries, Uncut group performance, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
SCREENING
- (upcoming) Short & Mid-length selection, San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF), San Diego, US
- Korean competition, Seoul International ALT Cinema &Media Art Festival (NeMAF), Seoul, KR
- Korean competition, Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul (EXiS), Seoul, KR
- Did you miss us?, De Uitkijk, Amsterdam, NL
GRANTS / AWARDS
- Jungwon Prize, Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul (EXiS), Seoul, KR
- K-Art Youth Creator Support, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (SFAC), Seoul, KR
- Artistic Creation Support, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (SFAC), Seoul, KR
- Mijn Eerst Aanvraag, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK), Amsterdam, NL
- Youth Arts Support, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (SFAC), Seoul, KR
- Berlage Fonds, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, NL
RESIDENCY
EVENTS, TALKS
- Artist talk, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, KR
- Artist talk, Seoul International ALT Cinema & Media Arts Festival (NeMaf), Seoul, KR
COMISSIONS
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
2024—2025
2023—2024
Production intern, W 139, Amsterdam, NL
Rietveld TV curatorial team, Amsterdam, NL