Located at the intersection of different media, Olga Balema’s “semi-abstract” sculptural language questions the boundaries of the human by mimicking the regenerative cycles of the body and the communication processes between beings driven by a geopolitics of desire. Her anthropomorphic and deliquescent forms create connections between exteriority and interiority, physically engaging the visitor in elliptical narrative environments. Inspired by literature, the artist also works on the materiality of words and their loss of meaning in an ambiguous tone, which is both light and chaotic.

Born in 1984 in Lviv, Olga Balema has a degree in sculpture from the University of Iowa and a Master’s degree in new media from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her work was awarded the Pollock-Krasner Prize in 2017 and 2021. She currently lives in New York.