Bridal Wound, 1986-90

The Torn Heads series was an expression of pain and suffering, and the rupture of the head was a liberating act for Lijn. Instead of the solid geometric prism, a seeing transforming manmade tool, the head became a container of breath.
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Who Will Say, 2011

Poemdrums are related to Lijn’s early work with text, Poem Machines (1962). Like the Poem Machines, they spin, disengaging words from the composed text.
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Glass Feet, 2011

Poemdrums are related to Lijn’s early work with text, Poem Machines (1962). Like the Poem Machines, they spin, disengaging words from the composed text.
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Dark Matter, 2011

Poemdrums are related to Lijn’s early work with text, Poem Machines (1962). Like the Poem Machines, they spin, disengaging words from the composed text.
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Essential Forest, 2011

Poemdrums are related to Lijn’s early work with text, Poem Machines (1962). Like the Poem Machines, they spin, disengaging words from the composed text.
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Am I Who, 2010

Whether Lijn work with a poet’s words or her own text, she wants the words to float into the viewers mind in continually changing sequences. Meaning, like a river, is always in flux.
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Faster Than Birds, 2009

Poemdrums are related to Lijn’s early work with text, Poem Machines (1962). Like the Poem Machines, they spin, disengaging words from the composed text.
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Way Out Is Way In, 2009

The 3-meter column is made from used industrial drums that are programmed to rotate at steadily increasing speeds until the words, a tracery of drilled holes, blur into vibrating pulses of light.
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Mars Koan, 2008

Koan is a Japanese word for a paradoxical riddle given to young Buddhist monks as aids for meditation. Koans are a continuous theme in Lijn’s work.
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Acid Lava Koan, 2008

Koan is a Japanese word for a paradoxical riddle given to young Buddhist monks as aids for meditation. Koans are a continuous theme in Lijn’s work.
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Clear Light Koan, 2008

Koan is a Japanese word for a paradoxical riddle given to young Buddhist monks as aids for meditation. Koans are a continuous theme in Lijn’s work.
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Three Line Koan, 2008

Koan is a Japanese word for a paradoxical riddle given to young Buddhist monks as aids for meditation. Koans are a continuous theme in Lijn’s work.
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