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What kind of work is "Blue Baobab of Memory" by Lee Yeol?

"Blue Baobab of Memory" is an original Hahnemuhle Baryta FB, pigment ink-jet print work by Lee Yeol, presented at SAF 2026 — a mutual-aid campaign by Korean artists.

What is the price and size of "Blue Baobab of Memory"?

Price: ₩150,000. Size: 21x29.7cm. Medium: Hahnemuhle Baryta FB, pigment ink-jet print.

Can I see other works by Lee Yeol?

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Is "Blue Baobab of Memory" an original work with a certificate of authenticity?

Yes. "Blue Baobab of Memory" is an original Hahnemuhle Baryta FB, pigment ink-jet print work by Lee Yeol, verified through SAF 2026. A certificate of authenticity is provided where applicable.

Blue Baobab of Memory · Lee Yeol

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repayment rate — trust comes full circle

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interest saved vs. predatory rates

Until the next exhibition, the next performance. For artists, income gaps are an unavoidable reality. For fellow artists forced into predatory loans just to afford paint, canvas, and studio rent, proceeds from this artwork become the Seed Fund — extending a fair hand at fair rates.

Voices of fellow artists

“The memory of going hungry for three days, alone, so my children wouldn't know.”

— 50s, theater artist

“I've been putting off urgent dental treatment because I can't afford it. I should be seeing a doctor regularly, but enduring instead of going has become a habit.”

— 50s, actor

“I kept delaying ear treatment because I had no money, and the symptoms in both ears worsened.”

— 30s, musician

“I couldn't pay my hospitalized mother's bills, so we had to delay her discharge, and she had to give up tests and treatment she needed.”

— 50s, actor/broadcaster

“Because of money troubles I had nowhere to go — drifting between gosiwon rooms and rehearsal studios, and for a while sleeping rough.”

— 30s, musician

“Because of unpaid rent, my collective was forced to vacate our shared workspace and home. Neither bank loans nor artist loans could help.”

— 50s, actor

“Without money, life collapses — and creating art? Out of the question.”

— 50s, artist

“It's painful that solving this month's money problems has to come before the work itself. As an artist, I can only earn well when the work succeeds — yet I have to chase odd jobs every month instead. It feels like being trapped in a vicious cycle.”

— 40s, musician

“Debt collection calls disrupted my rehearsals and performances, and the psychological burden made every day painful and the next day frightening.”

— 40s, theater artist

“Many times the loan payments looming each month forced me to step away from performing and focus on part-time work.”

— 50s, actor

“Sleeping less than four hours a night, juggling part-time jobs and theater — but the more I performed, the more debt piled up. Eventually I decided to quit performing.”

— 30s, actor

“When things were hardest, I couldn't even attend close friends' weddings or funerals — and as a result, relationships were severed.”

— 50s, actor/broadcaster

“When I said I was a stage actor, the loan officer called me "unemployed."”

— 50s, actor

“The shame and severed friendships that came with borrowing from people I knew, the pressure of failing to pay it back, the helplessness.”

— 50s, cartoonist/visual artist

“Even with programs meant for low-income citizens, I feel shame when I can't produce enough documentation simply because I'm an artist.”

— 30s, film/broadcasting professional

98 artworks sold, each becoming a seed of solidarity

One artwork becomes the oxygen that keeps a fellow artist creating.

Sales proceeds go to the artist mutual-aid fund.

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CategoryPhotographyMaterialHahnemuhle Baryta FB, pigment ink-jet print What's a pigment print? →Size21×29.7cm · Size 3 · Small How big is this? →Year확인 중EditionEdition 1 What's an edition? →Price₩150,000

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About the Artist

Lee Yoll (Yoll Lee) is a tree photographer who has been expressing the beauty of nature and life through photography since 2012, using trees as his primary subject. Beginning with his first tree photography exhibition, the Blue Trees series in 2013, he has exhibited the Forest (2016), Dreaming Trees (2017), and Human Trees (2018) series. His overseas tree photography series includes Nepal's Himalayan Rhododendrons (2017), Italian Olive Trees (2018), Madagascar's Baobab Trees (2020), and Fiji's Mangrove Trees (2023). In recent years, he began photographing island trees across Korea, presenting Jeju Sacred Trees (2021), Shinan Sacred Trees (2022), and Tongyeong Sacred Trees (2023), followed by Namhae Sacred Trees in 2024. Lee Yoll searches for trees by day and works at night. Spending the night illuminating a single tree, he expresses through photography the personal emotions and inspirations he draws from the tree, the region, and its history. Through this process, the photographed tree transcends the factual reality of actual trees, becoming his own distinctive tree photograph unlike any other photographer's work. In other words, while grounded in photography's documentary nature, the addition of subjective emotional flow through lighting distinguishes Lee Yoll's photography from documentary photography. Beyond being a tree photographer, Lee Yoll led the successful 'Yangjae Stream Embankment Road Tree Preservation Movement' in 2013 and dreams of an 'Art Forest' where nature and art coexist.

About this work

〈Blue Baobab of Memory〉 is a Photography work by Lee Yeol. Made on Hahnemuhle Baryta FB, pigment ink-jet print, measuring 21x29.7cm, from an edition of 1. Available as an original Korean contemporary artwork at SAF Online.

Key Career Highlights

Career 2022.6-Present Chairman, Forest of Art Social Cooperative 2018.1-2020.3 Art Director, ARTFIELD Gallery 2014.5-2017.3 Representative, A-Tree Gallery 2004-2013 Representative, Photo Group Education B.A., Department of Photography, College of Arts, Chung-Ang University Diploma, Department of Photography, Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan, Italy Teaching 2004.3-2014.6 Lecturer, Division of Design, Konkuk University 2000.3-2009 Adjunct Professor, Department of Multimedia, Namseoul University Publications 2025 'La Bella Estate' (Translation), Noksaek Gwangseon 2025 'Slow Human', Geulhangari (Text & Photography) 2016 'Heroes of MERS', Dulda Books (Photography) 2015 'Poets of the Secular City', Logopolis (Photography) Awards 2025 14th Green Literature Award (Photo essay 'Slow Human', Geulhangari) Solo Exhibitions 2025.6.20-7.20 "Slow Human", Seoul (Lapland) 2024.3.6-3.25 "Sacred Trees of Namhae - Memory of Time", Namhae (Namhae Exile Literature Museum) 2023.12.5-12.17 "Green Paradise - Fiji", Vium Gallery, Seoul; "Mangrove, Trees on Water", Gallery Da, Hanam 2023.10.10-10.31 "Sacred Trees of Tongyeong", Gallery Mijak, Tongyeong 2022.8.2-8.16 "Sacred Trees of Sinan - Usil", Sojeon Museum of Art, Siheung; Yesul-i Background, Gwangju 2021.5.4-5.15 "Sacred Trees of Jeju - Poknang", LeeSeoul Gallery, Seoul 2020.2.2-2.29 "Baobab, Trees Loved by Gods", ARTFIELD Gallery, Seoul 2018.11.20-11.27 "Trees Generations", Fortino Santa Antonio, Bari, Italy; ARTFIELD Gallery, Seoul 2018.3.26-4.29 "Human Tree", ARTFIELD Gallery, Seoul 2017.11.29-12.9 "Dreaming Tree", ARTSPACE HOSEO, Seoul 2017.6.9-6.25 "Himalaya", Gallery Munrae, Seoul 2016.10.20-11.2 "Forest", ARTSPACE HOSEO, Seoul 2016.7.4-7.17 "Poet's Face", A-Tree Gallery, Seoul 2015.7.8-7.13 "Tree", Gallery Index & A-Tree Gallery, Seoul; Art in Island, Bongpyeong 2015.2.4-2.28 "Blue Tree 3", A-Tree Gallery, Seoul 2014.1.11-1.22 "Blue Tree 2", Gallery Arte22, Seoul 2013.5.30-7.15 "Blue Tree", Gallery Jung (Seoul, Bucheon, Yongin), iT Gallery, Canson Gallery, Seoul 2009.7.22-8.10 "Wind Blows", W Gallery, Seoul 2009.5.4-5.16 "Number", Irum Gallery, Seoul 2008.12.3-2009.1.11 "Flowing Flowers", Kim Young-seob Photo Gallery, Seoul 1998.10.8-10.20 "C'era una volta il nudo, e poi...", Famiglia Artistica Milanese, Milan, Italy; Gallery May, Seoul