Barbara Wildenboer

(b 1973, South Africa. Lives and works in Cape Town)

Barbara Wildenboer's trademark altered books function as narrative clues to her other artwork. Curiosity drives her practice; which explores a range of subjects; from the history of X-rays; and camera obscura to astronomy and physics. “I try to dig a little deeper into the mysterious nature of reality and our beliefs about it;” says Wildenboer. “While the role of science has been to demystify and decode the supernatural; recent forays into quantum physics and fields of reality that cannot be physically seen; continue to reveal strange phenomena; spooky actions and mysterious entanglements.”