Gonzalez-Foerster works experimentally. Engaging with the exhibition as a medium her spatial
inventions and investigations probe the notion of display as well as how an image or scene is
experienced. Drawing on wide-ranging references from music literature film architecture and
pop culture the artist creates densely layered environments with the ability to transport
viewers into alternative narrative temporal and psychological dimensions. Alienarium 5 is a
speculative environment that invites us to imagine possible encounters with extraterrestrials.
The catalogue is a culmination of her decades-long interest in science fiction and continued
research into deep space and alien life. Conceived site-specifically for Serpentine the
exhibition will feature almost entirely new work that engages both the gallery's internal and
external space. Ed.: Tatiana Kontou Hans Ulrich Obrist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster.
