Lili Sohn
Resident in 2027
Lili Sohn is an author of graphic novels tackling questions surrounding feminism, ecology, the relationship to one’s body and intimacy. Deeply committed creator, she is also a director and scriptwriter for documentaries and podcasts. Her work was featured in exhibitions across France and Canada, in Nîmes, Marseille, Strasbourg and Montreal.
Her work notably includes La guerre des tétons Vol. 1 to 3 (The war of the Nipples, published in 2015 in France, Japan and Albania) about her experience with breast cancer, Vagina Love. The Owner’s Manual. (published in France, the US and Korea in 2018), MAMAS (published in 2019 in France and Turkey). Her latest project, graphic novel Mon village révolté (My rebellious village), came out earlier this year and tells the tale of the rural and ecological struggle, civil disobedience and community resistance in her hometown against an ecocidal highway development project.
Originally from the Alsace region, where she completed a Master in Visual Arts after a Bachelor of Sound and image with a specialisation in graphic design and communication in Strasbourg, she is now based in Marseille, city that inspired her graphic novel Chroniques du Grand Domaine (Chronicles of the Grand Domain, 2024) following the story of an apartment building through the years, and with it leading a sociologic and ethnographic exploration of Marseille’s history of immigration and cultural pluralism.
Humorous, sensitive, driven by curiosity and interest for often underrepresented voices, Lili Sohn’s work is deeply linked to the values of dialogue, discussion and of cultural immersion. Her work with groups of all ages and backgrounds in conferences and workshops are an integral part of her practice.
During her time at Randell Cottage she will work on a project for a graphic novel recounting the repatriation of Toi Moko from the Rouen Museum in 2011. By weaving documentary investigation and fiction, the novel will follow a fictional character on her journey to Aotearoa and her discovery of māori culture, thus exploring the themes of memory, ancestry, and the relationship between occidental colonial institutions and indigenous culture. Lili proposes to deepen her research for the project by consulting with Te Papa specialists and university academics.
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