Oliver Husain

Oliver Husain (born 1969 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a filmmaker and artist with a particular interest in theatrical and film concepts of the nature of the audience and enactment. Addressing a dialogue between images and objecthood, Oliver Husain's projects often begin with a portrait of a person or place. He uses a wide range of cinematic languages and visual codes—such as dance, puppetry, and animation—to disassemble and subvert fixed readings of the original material. Translated into cinema and gallery spaces, his installations, performances and film projects set up narratives that charm or fold the viewers into questioning their role as a spectator or subject.