Libia Castro and ólafur ólafsson's artistic practice, executed across media and a variety of genres and disciplines, concentrates on the phenomena of transition towards the post-fordist phase of political, social, and cultural development. Exclusion, exploitation, and emancipation appear as main issues in Castro and ólafsson critique and reflections on flexible subjectivities, under pressure of the decline of the nation-state and the rise of global markets and corporations.

Castro and ólafsson collaborating since 1997, are based in Rotterdam and Berlin. Their recent exhibitions include Asymmetry, TENT, Rotterdam, 2013, curated by Adam Budak, The Unexpected Guest, 7th Liverpool Biennial, 2012, curated by Lorenzo Fusi, Germans, Speak German! Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, 2012, curated by Mother Tongue, Under Deconstruction, Icelandic Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennial, 2011 curated by Ellen Bluemenstein, and Principle Hope, Manifesta 7- European Biennial, Rovereto, IT, 2008, curated by Adam Budak.