MAM PROJECT 007 :Saskia Olde Wolbers
Mori Art Museum
26 April - 13 July, 2008
Born in 1971, Saskia Olde Wolbers creates videos with a mysterious transparency. After creating elaborate handmade models, Wolbers films inside the models, building up stories inside them.
The constructed worlds shown on the screen may be beautiful, but are unpeopled and desolate. Combined with a soft, somewhat magical voice-over, her images penetrate deep into the minds and memories of viewers.
Each of her works raises doubts about the truth of a world that we had believed to be real, giving a glimpse of the extent to which what we perceive as reality is in fact a constructed artifact.
In 2003 Olde Wolbers won the Baloise Art Prize at Basel Art Fair, followed in 2004 by the Becks’ Futures Award. She was also selected for ARTFORUM magazine’s “Best of 2005: 11 critics and curators look at the year in art,” demonstrating her growing reputation and potential.
The timing is perfect for Mori Art Museum to bring her art to Japan.
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