
Troubler
1996
Two cloth dolls are mounted on a wooden stand, their faces animated by projected video imagery that brings them to life with shifting expressions and unsettling speech. Oursler's signature technique of projecting moving facial features onto sculptural figures creates an eerie sense of consciousness trapped within inanimate forms. The work explores themes of psychological distress, duality, and the uncanny through the interplay of physical objects and digital media.
- Medium
- 2 dolls, wooden stand, player, projector and digital video cassette
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Execution: Executed in 1996. Literature: Elizabeth Janus and Gloria Moure, eds.,
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art
February 28, 2026
Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000
Sold: $16,770
Lot 150
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