Liliane Lijn
Liquid Reflections   1966-68

Liquid Reflections was made in two series: the first in 1966 and the second which incorporated a number of design changes and improvements in 1968.
The following are the diameters of the works in both series.

Series 1 - 1967
18", 22", 24" 28" 30" 32" 34" and 36" (91.5cm)

Series 2 - 1968
24", 26" 28" 30" 32", 34", 36", 38", 40‘, 42", 44", 46" 48"
61cm, 75cm, 81.5cm , 86cm, 91.5cm, 101cm, 122cm

Acrylic drum containing water, turntable and projector lamp, acrylic balls

These works are in the following public collections: Tate Gallery, FNAC Paris, Moma, Paris, Kunstmuseum, Bern.

When the water is first poured into the disc, it condenses into patterns that resemble interstellar clouds of gas, but soon it contracts into precise spherical droplets, alive and trembling, which in turn become increasingly homogeneous, covering the entire surface of the disc. The water in the disc both influences the total equilibrium and is influenced by it, exerting an effect on the movement of the balls.