Hester Oerlemans

The colorful simplicity of these works by Hester Oerlemans (1961, the Netherlands) belies their critical undertones. Innocuous objects such as a flip-flop or a series of sun beds become fraught with meaning when considered in combination with their titles. The mixing of different worlds and commentaries on everyday reality figures large in Oerlemans’ oeuvre. With these works she reflects on the fate of millions of refugees adrift in the world as a result of poverty and war.