Art Uncovered

Lilli Marlit: “Creating images is my first language”

April 16, 2026

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Lilli’s work caught my eye immediately. Each artwork radiates so much power, telling it’s truth unapologetically supported by vibrant colours. It also opens up a door to let you in, makes itself vulnerable and move you inside.

For the following I asked Lilli if she wants to do an interview with me:

Luna Maluna Gri: Tell me a bit about yourself and your work.

Lilli Marlit: I’m a dreamer and an observer. I’ve always lived, in part, in my own world. My work is an invitation into it.

LMG: How and why did you start creating art?

LM: I’ve been drawing since before I could speak, so creating images is my first language.

LMG: What role does creating art play for you?

LM: I don’t know how to live a life without creating. It’s both a place I go to and something I can’t escape. It’s a blessing and a curse at the same time.

LMG: What does your creating process look like?

LM: It depends on the project. If I’m working toward something specific, I usually begin by writing down my thoughts and then moving into sketches. But sometimes an idea comes over me like a cloud I can’t escape, and I start working very impulsively and obsessively, without thinking about the outcome at all. That’s usually when I create my best work.

LMG: What inspires you?

LM: Life.

LMG: What is your experience with the art world?

LM: There isn’t one art world. There are many, existing parallel to each other. The challenge as an artist is to understand which one you want to belong to, or if you want to belong to any at all.

LMG: Is there something you want to change about the art world? If yes, what and why?

LM: As I said, there isn’t one art world, but many, and most of them don’t support meaningful ways of working. I would change the pace of it. There is too much emphasis on visibility and immediacy, shaped by the logic of the market, where value is tied to speed, relevance, and profit. All these are killing authentic expression.

LMG: What do you think is/are the role/-s of artists and art in our society?

LM: “Art” is too broad of a term to answer this question in a way that brings justice to all the arts.

LMG: What artist/artists would you like to meet (dead or alive) and if you had one question what would you ask them?

LM: I’d love to meet Hieronymus Bosch and Banksy. I think I’d ask them about fear. Both of them, in their own way, work(ed) at the edge of risk, and I’m curious how they navigated that.

LMG: Is there something you want to achieve in your art life? Dreams? Future plans? Or projects you would like to do?

LM: I have many big and small dreams. Directing a music video is one of them. Creating an immersive installation in a nightclub bathroom is another. I find nightclub bathrooms absolutely fabulous.

LMG: Do you think there is something you can bring to this world through your work as an artist which you couldn’t in any other field of work?

LM: My truth.