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I like to think of my work as creating a private conversation with each person, no matter how public each work is and no matter how many people are present

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I cannot force a design; I do not see this process as being under my conscious control.

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To fly, we have to have resistance. It's all about turbulence. Reacting to images of wave patterns in fluid motion.

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I begin by imagining an artwork verbally. I try to describe in writing what the project is, what it is trying to do. I need to understand the artwork without giving it a specific materiality or solid form.

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I do not think you can find a reason for everything you make.

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Maya Lin

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Born: October 5, 1959 (age 66)
Bio: Maya Ying Lin is an American designer and artist who is known for her work in sculpture and land art. She first came to fame at the age of 21 as the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Known for:
  1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982)
  2. The Last Memorial (2009)
  3. Wave Field (1995)
  4. Eclipsed Time (1995)
  5. Above and Below (2007)

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