Saskia Olde Wolbers

Saskia Olde Wolbers (born 1971) is a Dutch video artist based in London, England. She films small intricate sets made out of a variety of materials, which are often shot under water.Marcus Verhagen, "Saskia Olde Wolbers", [http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/saskia_olde_wolbers/ "Frieze", Nov-Dec 2004] ] Fictional stories told in the form of reportage are used as voice-overs for the images. [http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media/archives_2005/saskia_olde_wolbers artgallery.nsw.gov.au] ]

Her 2002 DVD projection "Placebo" was exhibited at Tate Britain. [Barry Schwabsky, "Saskia Olde Wolbers: Tate Britain - London", [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_3_42/ai_110914010 "ArtForum", Nov 2003] ] "Placebo" and "Interloper" (2003) are loosely based on the case of Jean-Claude Romand, who pretended to be a successful doctor before going on a killing spree in 1993. In 2005 her work "Trailers" was shown at the South London GalleryAdrian Searle, "Say it with flytraps", [http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,1491005,00.html "The Guardian", May 24, 2005] ] and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. "Trailers" tells the story of a man watching a movie trailer.

Other solo exhibitions include the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (2006) and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (2007). [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/24423 artfacts.net] ]

She won the Baloize Prize at the Basel Art Fair in 2003 and the Beck's Futures prize in 2004.

Her work is held in the collection of SMAK.

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