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.

The movement of the balls on the surface of the disc is governed by the laws of momentum, as well as centrifugal force and the pull of gravity induced by the concavity of the disc. The balls also act as moving magnifying lenses, bringing to life now one area of the disc, now another, with a strange lunar landscape of reflections and shadows. Liquid Reflections is my attempt to contemplate the universe on an intimate scale.