The Fallen Tower — Hosu Lee

Title: The Fallen Tower
Date: 2022
Place: Chungdo, South Korea
medium: plaster, natural soil and red clay, sea shell, wood bark, and stainless steel
dimension variable

The Tower was first conceived in 2015 as a sculptural gesture embodying the layered accumulation of human history and the relentless pursuit of desire. Over time, the work evolved into a new body of practice that develops its own material narrative.

The Fallen Tower serves as a postscript to the original—a collapse, a reckoning, or perhaps a quiet return to the earth. The once-ascending structure has fragmented into scattered remnants, their rusted forms resting atop a mirrored plane. What was once a symbol of aspiration now becomes a poetic meditation on impermanence, fragility, and the silent dignity of ruin.