Wendelien van Oldenborgh: unset on-set

In her first solo exhibition in Japan, the Dutch artist and filmmaker Wendelian van Oldenborgh is presenting six motion picture artworks made in different stages of her career. Van Oldenborgh, who is known to incorporate themes of music and history into her work, often uses the medium of film to question the social constructs and the role of women in today’s society. The 2006 short film ‘Mauritz Script’, which explores the legacy of 17th century governor-general Johann Maurtiz, is the earliest piece is the showcase, while the most recent film of the collection ‘The Girls’ was only released in 2022 as part of this exhibition in Japan.