Don Lee's Experimental Photography

About this project

My Chinese name is Li, Peiwen. Before 2020, I called myself Don Lee to fit 'in' when I wasn't really sure 'in what' and 'why in'. You can argue that a name is nothing more than a label which I agree. And I also agree - 'less is more'. So why not just be consistent, use ONE name, and stop confusing people or myself eh?!

Regardless of the name, this simple yet elegant website featuring my experimental photography series is where it all begins. I first built it in 2015 during the Christmas holidays in a flat no more than 12 square metres along a London high street...

...My metatarsal is broken so staying in the flat which sits right in front of Finsbury Park Station along Victoria line is my only option. Luckily, I enjoy being along. Plus, the website has to be built before the degree show. So I learn the basics of HTML and CSS, build the site within a week. I find myself enjoying the serenity of the coding process, which, a couple years later, prompts me the idea of doing it as a career.

After all these years, I am still proud of this very first website. Maybe I could modernise it and integrate it with Peiwen.me.

Project duration: 2015-12 - 2016-01