![]() Mirroring the artist's mind and documenting the process of evolution from personal meditation to realisation of the vast cosmic realm, Radiant Being becomes a record of Mori's intimate dialogue. Mori's minimalist principles using space and light, as well as her warm delicate approach to material figuration, are evident in these sci-fi drawings giving depth to both space and time. Just as an aurora's plasma particles collide with atoms and glow in the atmosphere, a variation of soft colors from light purple to pale blue and pink appear in the shapes of circles and spheres to form a unity and to radiate-creating a world of metaphysical imagery, profound and suggestive. Mounted in circular-shaped aluminium encasing, Radiant Being (2019) is Mori's latest series of drawings with metallic pastel pigments processed through three-dimensional computer graphics. Its sheer combination of colors and dynamic form embraces diversity in techno-spiritual aesthetic, and manifests as a contemporary monument of light towards a heightened sense of divinity. ![]() The sculpture presents a symbolic gesture for the material existence of light, and stands in the form of a 'crystalised' rock: it projects an undulating color spectrum depending on the viewer's angle and the quality of surrounding light, as if purifying the surrounding environment. The artist was involved in this development process, and conceived the work after field research on iwakura, the sacred rocks and site of rituals for gods' descent in ancient Japanese animism. Its hard, transparent surface is created by applying dichroic coating, engineered to split particular wavelengths of light, while accentuating a colour spectrum. Standing gracefully at the center of the exhibition is Divine Stone VI (2019-), Mori's latest 1.2 meter-high acrylic sculpture akin to a giant mineral or faceted gemstone. Incorporating her latest work born of the pandemic period, the exhibition entails the artist's abstract philosophical, scientific, and transcendental visions cherished thus far, culminating in a discovery of light central to our spiritual existence through quiet, profound contemplation. For Mori, the recent change and sudden halt of life in lockdown was an opportunity to sharpen her sensitivity to the invisible and her on-going quest for 'inner light' amidst the darkness. Mori, whose past work also includes roles as a sexy cyborg ( Play With Me, 1994 ) and an alien lost on modern public transportation ( Subway, 1994), believes that the universe is a miasma of untapped energy cycles, and possibly even parallel universes, just waiting to be unveiled.From the interactive sculpture corresponding to supernova explosions in far reaches of the galaxy, to installations inspired by Jomon-era stone circles, the work of Mariko Mori reconciles the past with the future and gives shape to an invisible energy that saturates the universe. As the Observer notes “It can take up to a year to get the colors just right, working on a narrow sliding scale of color variations.” The show also features Mori’s photo-paintings: delicate seaside nature images created during a sabbatical to the island of Okinawa, later entombed in flat, rounded, Lucite frames, giving them the appearance of orbiting space discs. Mori’s 3-D printed models appear like lost space vessels, and have an almost indescribable luminescence. The show, which offers ten new sculptures-Mobius forms that glide with seemingly no clear boundaries-are the product of Mori’s extensive research on string theories and “ekpyrotic” cosmology, broken down into abstract (and tangible) form. Ekpyrotic String IV (Detail), 2014, fiberglass, 17 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 17 inches (45 x 24 x 43.5 cm), edition of 5 with 2 APs, © Mariko Mori, Courtesy: Sean Kelly, NY
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