The oasis, 2017
Artist in Residency hosted by Land Art Mongolia (LAM 360°). Project supported by the Prince Claus Fund.
The Oasis, 2017 / Site specific intervention. Patch of artificial grass. Öndökhaan, Mongolia
"Qublai did not forget he was a Mongol.
He is said to have had a patch of steppe grass in the garden of
his palace in Peking as a reminder of his origins"
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Based on a chapter of Mongolian history, the artist had a patch of artificial grass brought from the capital city to the camp. Cut in a circle according to the dimensions of a traditional Mongolian yurt, the patch of grass was used as a stage for a karaoke party, a playground for the children and as the artist refers: her very own piece of land. The Oasis is exhibited as an installation including the patch of grass and found animal bones.
About the work
External links
The Oasis, 2017 / Installation / Patch of artificial grass, found animal bones / Exhibition view (Detail) / Önökhaan, Mongolia
performance
The Oasis, 2017 / Performance. Öndökhaan, Mongolia. Photos by Bat-Orgil Battulga
Further on, after the artist’s personal fascination for the small city called Öndörkhaan; she visited the local beauty salons and submitted herself to the particular stereotype of local beauty.
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Beyond the results on the artist herself, the main creative experience resided on its particular characters and their context: local beauties parading in tight short-floral-dresses, pink hair and high-heels: “It felt like an oasis in the middle of the dust on a 38 degrees day.” AB