Leandro Erlich

Known widely for installations using mirrors etc to question our perspective and create unfamiliar spaces which involves viewers interaction. Leandro Erlich gained international fame after his debut at the 2000 Whitney Biennial, followed by exhibits in the 2001 and 2005 Venice Biennials. In 2004 he became widely known in Japan for his permanent installation Swimming Pool at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. Also, he has participated in project based works at the 2006 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale with the creation of Tsumari's House, the 2010 Setouchi Triennale with The Presence of Absence installed within the setting of a local country house on the island of Megishima, and in 2012 at Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art KINARE with his construction of Tunnel. He is actively involved with museum art as well, and contributed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, in the 2013 BUNNY SMASH design to touch the world exhibition. Recently he is also popular in Asian countries such as Taiwan or Korea having exhibitions in public spaces.