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Two color video installations entitled Chochungdo [Insects and Plants]; paintings done by 16th century female Korean artist Shin Saimdang.
Chochungdo 초충도 花卉草蟲圖
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Chochungdo
초충도
花卉草蟲圖

Artist Lee Lee Nam 이이남 李二男 (Korean, born 1969)
Date2007
Place of originKorea
MediumVideo (5 mins); video monitors in wood frames
Dimensions13 3/4 x 11 in. (34.9 x 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsMultimedia works
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by The David A. Cofrin Fund for Asian Art
Object number2013.40
Visual DescriptionTwo color video installations entitled Chochungdo, depicting butterflies, Insects, and Plants.
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