The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award for an artist who has created multifaceted work and used a range of media to tackle moral issues and convey messages of civil engagement. Especially in her performances, which constitute her most political work, she denounces the abuses of the powers-that-be which limit freedom and human rights. Using clay, shaped with primordial gestures, she developed a basic alphabet to underline the values of memory and roots, other key themes of her work.
