“Chavez mines the magic of light, and filters it through experiments in new technology, the embrace of the mystical and subconscious, and an inclusive feminist aesthetic lens.”
— Whitewall Magazine
“While countless artists and inventors have tapped into the subconscious using meditation, Chavez is taking the idea a step further by exploring how human consciousness, including her own, can itself become an art material.”
—The Wall Street Journal
The arc of Chavez’s artistic program represents a revitalization of the archaic visionary consciousness of primal religious experience and a direct revelation of the transcendent, which is every being’s birthright. From performances and immersive installations, to neuroscience research and cutting edge technological invention, her multidisciplinary work harnesses the full range of ecstatic rite, devotional methodology, cross-cultural spiritual discipline, botanical practice, entoptic phenomena, and superconscious pictographic awareness to connect us with the sacramental nature of life, the superior ontological reality of the imaginal realm, and the potential for the body to invoke a radical awareness of Divinity. She travels across the physical, spiritual, celestial, and astral realms of light, serving as a bridge between known and unknown dimensions of reality to reveal the power that art holds for visionary revelation, universal healing, and unearthing the core human vocation of living an illuminated life on earth.
The arc of Chavez’s artistic program represents a revitalization of the archaic visionary consciousness of primal religious experience and a direct revelation of the transcendent, which is every being’s birthright. From performances and immersive installations, to neuroscience research and cutting edge technological invention, her multidisciplinary work harnesses the full range of ecstatic rite, devotional methodology, cross-cultural spiritual discipline, botanical practice, entoptic phenomena, and superconscious pictographic awareness to connect us with the sacramental nature of life, the primacy of the inner world, and the potential for the body to invoke a radical awareness of Divinity. Shes travels across the physical, spiritual, celestial, and astral realms of light, serving as a bridge between known and unknown dimensions of reality to reveal the power that art holds for universal healing and unearthing the core human vocation of living an illuminated life on earth.
From the ancient history of botanical sciences and herbology to the frontiers of neuroscience, Lia’s life work is still guided by mystical visions of light she has experienced since she was a child. As remarked upon by The Wall Street Journal, Lia’s work seeks to “help answer a question that has eluded researchers for decades: What does the creative spark look like in the brain?”
She holds a Master of Philosophy in Visual Art and a Master’s Degree in Photography from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and was a Fellow in Visual Cultures and Feminist Aesthetics at the University of Oxford.
Lia is the founder of Hildegaard, a luxury creative house dedicated to reverence for Nature’s example of commingling light, matter, and spirit.
