Parts and Scenes is Nikki S. Lee’s first exhibition of the Parts (2002-2004) series in the United States in nearly a decade. The show also presents Scenes (2014), a series of short videos that VSF is proud to debut. Parts and Scenes both feature the artist in tableaux of her own design; her visage is the constant that nonetheless changes in the contexts of the various photographs and videos. Parts and Scenes have much in common with Projects (1997-2001). The images in that earlier series garnered Lee considerable attention by detailing the different cultural groups–skateboarders in California, school girls in Korea, and lesbians in Oregon, among others–that she seamlessly integrated. In Projects, Lee was as interested in picturing the people she encountered as picturing a version of herself among them. The works in Parts and Scenes continue the artist’s exploration of selves in relation to others.