One Work: Mire Lee’s “Carriers”

Many of Mire Lee’s sculptures, comprising silicone and other synthetic materials, evoke a mix of the primordial and the postindustrial. “Carriers,” her suite of works recently on view at Tina Kim Gallery, consists of knotted polyvinyl chloride hoses hanging from the ceiling, attached to circulatory pumps. Encrusted with moist-looking silicone sludge, the beige hoses gurgle as they secrete a viscous liquid that drips down into a metal grate, echoing with sounds reminiscent of po