Lili Vanderstraeten is a performer and creator fascinated by the multiformity of textiles and the daily routines of (self-)care. For her, art is a wordless exploration, a dialogue with the world, and a space for collaboration. She seeks to break rigid rusty patterns and celebrate experimentation, fragmentation, and multiplicity.

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Lili develops her work by embedding herself in diverse contexts, often outside traditional venues, favouring public and semi-public spaces like parks, libraries, and monasteries. Guided by curiosity and a practice of endurance, she actively engages with her surroundings, dedicating time and presence. She believes that through experience, conversations and interactions deepen, and sensory impressions awaken an inner panorama.

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Since 2020, she has co-led Spa for Spirits, a travelling meeting place with artist Leonie Buysse that questions human well-being. Since 2017, she has collaborated with multidisciplinary artist Florencia Orlandino under EllCompany, creating social-artistic projects focused on tangible and bodily experiences. She also co-curates Celestial Bodies, an international performing arts platform centred on shared practices and collective action.