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Koans, 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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Burma Requiem, 2008
These images are Lijn's memories of a country, its people and culture, past and present.
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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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Clear Red 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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Ruins of Kasch, 2008
The title of this work is taken from The Ruin of Kasch by Roberto Calasso, a book about the history of sacrifice.
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Heavenly Fragments, 2008
A disc and a cone of aerogel have broken into fragments. Each installation is an attempt at renewal but can only represent a fragmented memory, a ruin.
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Liberate Heart, 2007
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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Lost Koan, 2007
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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Red Line Koan, 2007
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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Fire Ice, 2007
Whether she works with a poet’s words or her own text, Lijn 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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Zero Gravity Koan, 2004
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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Sweet Dreams, 2002-2011
Sweet Dreams is a triptych installation of luminous voice interactive sculptures. A self-portrait of the dreamer and the dream.
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