Erwin Olaf
Editing, Translating, Writing
Writing artist statements, project proposals, and original descriptive essays for newly launched artworks. Editing and translating existing texts to reach new international audiences, from private collectors to public institutions.
- Writing an original artist statement for the photographic series Hope, and an essay on Olaf’s winning design for the Dutch side of the Euro coinage
- Rewriting the artist’s biography with updates and corrected citations for international galleries and museums
- Comprehensively editing texts and captions for the artist’s relaunched archival website to ensure correct spelling and grammar, as well as continuity and readability
- Translating the artist’s statement for Shanghai based on the artist’s original Dutch text, independent research, and knowledge of the artist’s oeuvre for contextualisation
- Translating and refining a Dutch essay on Joods, a 2013 project for the Amsterdam City Archives
Erwin Olaf is an international artist and photographer working in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He has exhibited across the world in institutions such as the Rijksmuseum, Bilbao Art Centre, the Modern Art Gallery in Bologna and the Museum of Modern Art in Moscow.