Yuko Mohri

The Japan Foundation (JF) is the commissioner of the Japan Pavilion is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Yuko Mohri, titled Compose.

Known both in Japan and abroad for her sound installations and kinetic sculptures, Yuko Mohri (b. 1980, based in Tokyo) represents Japan with two newly created site-specific installations. Mohri invited Prof. Sook-Kyung Lee, who is currently the Director of the Whitworth, The University of Manchester, UK, as the Curator. This marks the first time the Japan Pavilion has appointed a curator based in a country outside of Japan. Mohri and Lee previously collaborated at the 14th Gwangju Biennale where Lee served as the Artistic Director on the theme of “soft and weak like water”. Referencing the classic Chinese text Dao De Jing by Lao Zi, the theme emphasized the subtle power of Mohri’s artistic practice. For the Japan Pavilion this year, Mohri exhibits two bodies of work that share the common element of water, filling the iconic space with sound, light, movement, and scent to create an environment that slowly and continuously changes.

Commissioner: The Japan Foundation

Curator: Sook-Kyung Lee