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Liliane Lijn |
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Four Figures of Light 1978
(1) 188 x 243 cm ; 74" x 95.5"
optical glass periscope prism, chromed spring steel with prisms, chromed perforated steel triangular upright, circular steel base
(2) 167 x 213 cm ; 65.5" x 84"
optical glass periscope prism, chromed spring steel with prisms, aluminium angle, steel blocks
(3) 160cm high; 63"
optical glass periscope prism, aluminium angles, chromed steel blocks
(4) 147 cm high; 58"
optical glass periscope prism, aluminium angles, chromed steel blocks \
Hayward Gallery, London.
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I wanted to make human figures stripped down to the essential but also bring to them something new. I used military and industrial materials to make them icons of the central power of our society and gave them heads which reflect and refract light emitting beams of colour.
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