Marijke van Warmerdam
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In the works of Marijke van Warmerdam anticipation is frequently present. She moves in a world of
dualism and is drawing attention for movements of one place to another, which creates a push or draw
in time. Each image looks very real and concrete. In both her film loops as well as in her photo
works. She speculates on obvious moments and mirrors places which are not there yet in real. In a
loose way of working she uses 'and'-'and' concepts instead of 'either'-'or'. Lately she embeds her
works more often in a three unity or a pan movement.
Marijke van Warmerdam is internationally renowned for her short films, photographs and sculpture which
together form an extraordinary consistent body of work. With a typically light touch, the work combines
a deceptively naïve approach to the act of seeing with straightforward strategies such as dramatic shifts
of scale, doubling, reflection, rhythmic repetition or surprising juxtapositions to urge us to look with
our eyes wide open.
Born in Holland in 1959, she has lived and worked in New York and Berlin, and is now based in Amsterdam.
Her work has featured in numerous important international exhibitions, including the Sydney, Berlin, and
Venice Biennials, and Documenta X. Recently, she had survey exhibitions at MAC in Marseille, Fruitmarket
in Edinburgh and IKON in Birmingham.
