At the exhibition 'The Princess Who Loves Wolves' at the Ver gallery, which will run until April 25, visitors can expect an immersion into the poetic and fantastic world of Mongolian art. This is reported by MiddleAsianNews.
The exhibition features works that provoke thoughts about the intersection of the worlds of humans and animals, creating a figurative exploration of the connection between life, language, myths, and dreams, with an emphasis on the animal kingdom.
Visitors will see a variety of techniques, including painting, sculpture, artist books, video installations, and sound works. The artist employs a semi-fictional translation process, combining ancient Mongolian script, animalistic writing, binary code, and the English language to unite human and invisible worlds.
At the center of the exhibition is a reinterpreted image of Sara and Connor as "princesses" and "wolf lovers," which serves as the foundation of the narrative. Significant works are also presented, such as "Falcon" (2011), exhibited at the Singapore Art Museum, and "Snake," his long-term project developed since 2015 and held in the Kadist collection. The 49-year-old artist views the creation of art as a process of imaginative exploration, often forming complex visual systems that include maps, field notes, and symbolic elements.
Tögöldör Yondonjamts explores language, myths, memory, and the invisible forces that shape both human and non-human worlds. His works in the genres of drawing, video installation, and sculpture often represent complex visual systems based on thorough research of the environment, materials, and social context.
The nomadic culture of Central Asia is a key element of his creativity. Tögöldör investigates the interaction between the domesticated and wild worlds, with his works serving as symbolic reflections on social and economic changes in Mongolia, while maintaining a poetic and philosophical aspect.
The themes of time, distance, and interaction with remote spaces are constantly present in his works. By intertwining facts with dreams and imagination, Tögöldör creates visual systems that blur the boundaries between science and myth, reality and fiction. An important part of his work is his interest in animals, which in his pieces become not just objects but "agents" with their own languages and meanings, opening new perspectives for exploring the relationships between humans and animals.
Tögöldör Yondonjamts received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University in New York, USA.
His works have been presented at international exhibitions, including the Ulaanbaatar Biennale and the Museum of Natural History of Mongolia (2025); Embodied Archive at the Singapore Art Museum (2024); 2Day in Mongolia at the Zanabazar Museum (2024); Heilung der Erde at the Düsseldorf Art Gallery (2024); and Open World at the Thailand Biennale in Chiang Rai (2023). Notable solo exhibitions include Itshehe around the Step Trench Excavation at the Mongolian National Art Gallery (2023); "Geography, Separated from the Poem" at The Berkshire, Reese & Paul Galleries, Indianapolis (2021); and "Artificial Nest Capturing the King" at Arts Catalyst, London (2018). In 2026, he will represent Mongolia at the 61st International Art Exhibition — Venice Biennale.
