Erik Olofsen

Erik Olofsen was a resident at the Rijks Academy in Amsterdam, the Chinese European Art Centre in Xiamen, China and Bilbao Arte, in Spain, and in January 2008 he spent 2 months at La Chambre Blanche in Quebec, Canada. His installation works have been shown in various countries, and usually involve different media such as sculpture, architectural elements, video, photographs and sound. He also introduced new technology to his artistic work, such as industrial robots and high-speed digital cameras. In 2003, he won the prestigious Dutch Prix de Rome with the installation Remotely Here, and in 2005 his installation work Divine methods / Hidden motives won the Vidalife 8.0, art & artificial life international prize based in Madrid, Spain. His video In Places won a prize at the Media Forum, Moscow International Film Festival in 2006, and the video installation Drives got a special mention of the jury in the Japan Media Art Festival in 2007. He lives and works in Holland.