Daniel Olson
Montréal, Québec
Daniel Olson’s work, "Fifteen Seconds", is inspired by Andy Warhol’s famous dictum,
In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." From a small guard tower equipped
with a follow spot - a familiar scenario appearing in countless films - Olson will highlight certain
people, transforming them into instant celebrities. In this performance everyone is offered the chance
to have their moment of fame, as they make their grand entrances and exits. "Fifteen Seconds" plays
with our often simultaneous and conflicting desires for attention, security and privacy. While some may
enjoy the limelight, for others this attention may coincide with our greatest insecurity, vulnerability
and isolation.
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Daniel Olson, Fifteen Seconds, 2002, Performance/installation
photography: www.jrichardson.ws
Fifteen Seconds, 2002
performance/installation
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A4 Yonge-Dundas Square (South-east corner of Yonge Street and Dundas Street East)
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