Liliane Lijn (b. 1939, New York, USA) studied Archaeology at Sorbonne University, Paris. Buddhism and Surrealism became early influences, in particular the writings of the poet Antonin Artaud with his focus on ‘awareness’. From a visionary core, inspired by science, feminine mythology, and eastern philosophies, Lijn combines industrial materials with artistic processes to reinvent the feminine body. Lijn believes that women need to regain spiritual power. She invokes the mythic vision of the goddess, together with a clear scientific understanding of the world. Her recent work has focused on ancient Sumerian mythology, filtered through her own dreams and memories. Science and myth are transformed and translated from these cosmogenic archetypes into drawings, performances, audio-visual and kinetic works. Internationally exhibited since the 1960s, her works are in numerous collections including Tate Britain, The British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, London; FNAC, Paris. Recent and upcoming exhibitions include: If Not Now When: Generations of Women Sculptors, 1960 – 2022, The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield (2023); Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and Friends, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge (2023-2024); Concrete Experience, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe (2023); Siren (some poetics), Amant Foundation, New York (2022); The Milk of Dreams, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2022); Light: Works from Tate’s Collection, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne (2022).