Gold Rose by Hye Rim Lee

‍Artist: Hye Rim Lee

‍Title: Gold Rose

‍Year: 2026‍

Location: Esther Resturant, QT Hotel Foyer ‍

Size:

Sculpture: 2290 (H) x 503 (L) x 511mm (W)

Base: 900 (W) x 900 (L) x16mm (H)

Material: Cast in aluminium with a gold gloss paint finish

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About the artwork: 

Hye Rim Lee’s artistic practice navigates the fluid threshold between the real and the virtual, translating digital imagination into tangible form. Gold Rose emerges from her iconic 3D animation series White Rose, where virtual fantasies are reborn through material transformation. In this sculptural work, Lee transforms glass — a medium rooted in her digital world — to explore its dual nature: hard yet fragile, liquid yet solid, transparent yet opaque, in her cast Gold Rose. Through this shimmering paradox, she reveals the coexistence of opposites, allowing the material itself to express transformation, desire, and devotion. Standing as a radiant beacon within QT Auckland, the work reflects Lee’s commitment to innovation and to bridging the digital and physical worlds.

About the artist:

Hye Rim Lee has exhibited internationally for over two decades and gained renewed recognition in 2025 with major exhibitions at Te Papa and Christchurch Art Gallery. Based in Auckland since 1993, she was among Aotearoa New Zealand’s pioneering digital artists and is known for intermedia work spanning digital, sculpture and performance.